Goodrich - Kirtland
GOODRICH/KIRTLAND
Bounded on the North by Lake Erie
Bounded on the South by Euclid Avenue
Bounded on the West by E. 30th St. (called Sterling Ave. before 1906)
Bounded on the East by E. 55th St. (called Willson Ave. before 1906)
This neighborhood was originally part of Cleveland Township.
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The Goodrich - Kirtland Park area was annexed to the City of Cleveland in 1850. Industries developed north of St. Clair Avenue. Slovenians, Lithuanians, Croatians, Germans and Poles settled in this area. The Croatians formed St. Paul's Catholic Church in 1904 at E. 40th and St. Clair. They also formed St. Nicholas' Byzantine Catholic Church in 1913 at E. 34 and Superior. Also found in this neighborhood is Immaculate Conception Church at E. 41st and Superior which was founded in 1873.
MAIN ETHNIC GROUPS:
Slovenians, Lithuanians, Croatians, Serbians, Germans, Poles, Irish
NEARBY CEMETERIES: For a Spreadsheet showing where records can be found for the cemeteries mentioned below, see this site: http://usgenwebsites.org/OHCuyahoga/Cemeteries/index.html
Erie Street Cemetery
Monroe Cemetery
Scranton Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery
Lakeview Cemetery
St. Joseph Cemetery
St. John Cemetery
CHURCHES: Click here to see church histories and possibly pictures of the churches below
Immaculate Conception, E. 41st and Superior
St. Paul Catholic, E. 40th & St. Clair
St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic, E. 34th & Superior
North Presbyterian
St. Lavas Greek Orthodox
St. Michael Greek Orthodox
St. Paul Catholic
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS:
LINKS:
Cleveland Township Histories: https://sites.google.com/site/clevelandanditsneighborhoods/home/cuyahoga-county-townships/cleveland-township?authuser=0