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History · Reno Beach

11% of Reno Beach’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1900 on.

0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Reno Beach’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Reno Beach are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19004 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1967. Watch Reno Beach change.Old housesHalf of Reno Beach’s homes were built before 1956.
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On the map

Reno Beach on the map, 1900 to 1967

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Reno Beach. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Reno Beach on the 1900 USGS mapReno Beach on the 1934 USGS mapReno Beach on the 1952 USGS mapReno Beach on the 1967 USGS map1900Maumee Bay sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Reno Beach.

The story so far

Reno Beach, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Reno Beach yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Reno Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, on the southwest shore of Lake Erie. It contains the unincorporated communities of Lakemont Landing, Reno Beach, Lakeland, and Howard Farms Beach (from west to east) and was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Reno Beach had a population of 713. The CDP is in eastern Lucas County, in Jerusalem Township. It is 2 miles (3 km) north of Ohio State Route 2 and 14 miles (23 km) east of Toledo .

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Reno Beach

Nobody well known was born in Reno Beach itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Katie HolmesAmerican actress · b. 1978
Adrianne PalickiAmerican actress · b. 1983
Alyson StonerAmerican actor, singer and dancer · b. 1993
Anita BakerAmerican singer · b. 1958
Lyman SpitzerAmerican astronomer · b. 1914
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Philip Baker HallAmerican actor · b. 1931

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.