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History · Lakemore

Lakemore’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Lakemore. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lakemore is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,926 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,068 to 2,926 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1969.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lakemore yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lakemore’s history is told.

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Lakemore, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today4 photos
Lakemore Ohio United Methodist ChurchCommonsLakemore Ohio United Methodist Church2016Map of Summit County Ohio Highlighting Lakemore VillageMapMap of Summit County Ohio Highlighting Lakemore Village2015Lakemore-SummitCoOHCommonsLakemore-SummitCoOH2006OHMap-doton-LakemoreCommonsOHMap-doton-Lakemore2004
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lakemore is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lakemore has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Goodyear Airdock in Akron, 2.5 miles away.

Lakemore and the nearest listed places

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Goodyear AirdockAkron-Fulton International Airport Administration BuildingGoodyear Hall-Ohio Savings and Trust CompanyGoodyear Tire and Rubber Company HeadquartersCole Avenue Housing Project Historic DistrictViall Lodge

Closest to Lakemore

Goodyear AirdockAkron · Built 19302.5miAkron-Fulton International Airport Administration BuildingAkron · Art Deco2.5miGoodyear Hall-Ohio Savings and Trust CompanyAkron · Built 19204.3miGoodyear Tire and Rubber Company HeadquartersAkron · Building4.4miCole Avenue Housing Project Historic DistrictAkron · District4.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Goodyear Airdock’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lakemore?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lakemore’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Springfield📜 Mogadore📜 Suffield📜 Green

From Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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