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History · Waite Hill

29% of Waite Hill’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1930.

0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Waite Hill’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 Waite Hill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19056 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1994. Watch Waite Hill change.Old housesHalf of Waite Hill’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Waite Hill’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Waite Hill on the map, 1905 to 1994

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

Waite Hill on the 1905 USGS mapWaite Hill on the 1953 USGS mapWaite Hill on the 1963 USGS mapWaite Hill on the 1970 USGS mapWaite Hill on the 1984 USGS mapWaite Hill on the 1994 USGS map1905Mentor 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 Waite Hill.

The story so far

Waite Hill, in brief

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

Waite Hill is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States and a rural suburb of Cleveland. The population was 543 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 471 to 543 (+15%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Waite Hill, census by census

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Grew from 237 people in 1930 to 543 in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Waite Hill’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Waite Hill

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

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Sunita WilliamsAmerican astronaut and naval officer · b. 1965
Tim ConwayAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1933
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Roger ZelaznyU.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet · b. 1937
Lauren DavisAmerican tennis player · b. 1993
Laura Bell BundyAmerican actress · b. 1981
Stipe MiocicAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1982
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Eagles Milllocale
1cemetery inside Waite Hill
Waite Hill Village

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Willoughby3 historic placesA−Willoughby Hills1 historic placeC−Kirtland4 historic placesB+

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.