Ohio City

OHIO CITY

Bounded on the North by Lake Erie

Bounded on the South by Clark Ave.

Bounded on the West by W. 44th St. (called Harbor Street before 1906)

Bounded on the East by the Cuyahoga River

This neighborhood was originally part of Brooklyn Township.

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Ohio City was originally a part of Brooklyn Township. It was incorporated as a municipality in 1836 and finally annexed to Cleveland in 1854. The area was first settled by New Englanders and later by immigrants from Ireland and Germany who worked at the docks, mills, foundries and distilleries. Ohio City is known for its beautiful houses, built during the late 19th century. These homes are found on Franklin Blvd. and Clinton Ave.. Today the area is known for its residential and commercial restorations. The commercial area of Ohio City is found at Lorain and West 25th Streets. This area was called "Market Square". The West Side Market was built in 1912. This market became an Ohio City landmark in 1912 and is the largest indoor/outdoor market in the country. The market offers many ethnic foods. Located across from the market is Great Lakes Brewery. Some of the mayors of Ohio City were Josiah Barber, Norman Baldwin, Richard Lord, Thomas Burnham and William Castle. After being annexed by the City of Cleveland, this area was known as the near west side. In the 19th century, Germans, Hungarians and Irish were living here. Ohio City is home to St. Ignatius High School, the Carnegie Branch of the Cleveland Public Library, Franklin Castle, and Franklin Circle. Franklin Circle was originally known as Franklin Place. It was surveyed in 1836 and dedicated to public use by landowners Josiah Barber and Richard Lord. Until 1857 it was used as an open-air farmers' market. In 1857 the Cleveland City Council appropriated the circle for park use. The Franklin Circle Christian Church was built on the south side of the circle and dedicated in 1883.

The Irish lived in three different areas within this neighborhood: Whiskey Island, The Angle, and Irishtown Bend.

MAIN ETHNIC GROUPS:

English, Irish, Germans, Hungarians

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

Monroe Street Cemetery - 3207 Monroe - Monroe Street Cemetery is a city owned cemetery and its records are kept at Highland Park Cemetery - phone: 216-348-7210. The original land was purchased when Josiah Barber and Richard Lord sold part of Lot No. 69 in January of 1836 for $160. They stipulated that the land be used "forever as a public burying ground".

Scranton Road Cemetery - Scranton and Wade - Scranton Road Cemetery is a city owned cemetery and its records are kept at Highland Park Cemetery - phone: 216-348-7210. James Fish donated the land for this cemetery. In 1849, some of the lot owners formed the North Brooklyn Cemetery Association in order to take care of the cemetery. There is an excellent book written by Cynthia Turk, called "Scranton Road Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio" which lists records for this cemetery.

Erie Street Cemetery

St. Mary's Cemetery - 2677 W. 41st - This is a Catholic cemetery and its records are kept at Holy Cross Cemetery as well as at an office on site. Phone number for Holy Cross Cemetery is: 216-267-2850.

Willett St. Cemetery - 2254 Fulton - Records for this cemetery are kept at Mayfield Cemetery, the Cleveland Jewish Genealogical Society and the Western Reserve Historical Society. This is the oldest Jewish Cemetery in the City of Cleveland. The land was purchased in 1840 from Josiah Barber. The phone number for Mayfield Cemetery is: 216-321-1733

Riverside Cemetery

Lutheran Cemetery

CHURCHES: Click here to see church histories and possibly pictures of the churches below

https://sites.google.com/site/faqcuyahogactyresearch/cleveland-pastors-and-their-churches/cleveland-individual-church-histories

Franklin Circle Church Disciples

First Congregational

St. Johannes Evangelical Independent

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran

Franklin Avenue Methodist

Lorain Street Methodist

St. John Protestant Episcopal

First Reformed