Chronology of Events
Note: This page is under construction.
| 1840 | Lake County erected and organized | |
| 1841 | Aug. 28 | General Edward Paine dies |
| 1850 | Census of Painesville Township 3,128 | |
| 1852 | Town of Painesville becomes Village of Painesville | |
| 1854 | Storrs & Harrison Nursery established | |
| 1857 | Fire destroys business block in Painesville | |
| 1860 | Census of Painesville Township 4,388*; and Village of Painesville 2,676 | |
| 1861 | Fire destroys business block in Painesville | |
| 1861 | Feb. 16 | Abraham Lincoln, en route to his inauguration, makes speech from his train at the Painesville depot |
| 1870 | Census of Painesville Township 4,995*; and Village of Painesville 3,728 | |
| 1880 | Census of Painesville Township 5,516*; and Village of Painesville 3,841 | |
| 1880 | July 3 | Lake County Civil War Monument dedicated by presidential candidate General James A. Garfield, of Mentor |
| 1883 | Nov. 30 | Equal Rights Association, of Painesville, organized to advocate woman's suffrage |
| 1890 | Census of Painesville Township 7,558*; and Village of Painesville 4,755 | |
| 1899 | Oct. | Morley Library opens |
| 1900 | Census of Painesville Township 9,282*; and Village of Painesville 5,024 | |
| 1900 | July 21 | Dedication of monument erected in honor of General Edward Paine, in Charter Oak Park |
| 1902 | Oct. 21 | Village of Painesville becomes City of Painesville |
| 1909 | June 25 | Lake County Court House dedicated |
| 1910 | Census of Painesville Township 9,601*; and City of Painesville 5,501 | |
| 1912 | Lake County Fair held at the new fairgrounds on Mentor Avenue | |
| 1920 | Census of Painesville Township 14,019*; and City of Painesville 7,272 | |
| 1930 | Census of Painesville Township 18,673*; and City of Painesville 10,944 | |
| 1940 | Census of Painesville Township 20,472*; and City of Painesville 12,235 | |
| 1950 | Census of Painesville Township; and City of Painesville | |
| 1960 | Census of Painesville Township; and City of Painesville | |
| 1967 | Sep. 25 | Lakeland Community College opens with 1073 students and administrative offices and classrooms in Painesville |
| 1969 | July 4 | Series of severe thunderstorms begin to sweep off Lake Erie at about 8:00 PM with 120 MPH winds |
| 1970 | Census of Painesville Township; and City of Painesville | |
| 1976 | Dec. 31 | Diamond Shamrock Chemical Corp. closes down operations at the Painesville Township/Fairport Harbor facilities |
| 1978 | Jan. 26 | Blizzard of '78, the "white hurricane," with winds 40-60 MPH and gusts as high as 102 MPH, and lowest recorded barometric pressure of 28.28 inches of mercury |
| 1980 | Census of Painesville Township; and City of Painesville | |
| 1986 | Jan. 31 | Earthquake, 5.0 on the Richter scale and lasting 15-30 seconds, shakes area at 11:47 AM |
| 1988 | June 25 | Highest recorded temperature of 104 Degrees Fahrenheit at 4:37 PM |
| 1989 | Nov. 11 | Lake County Jail dedicated |
| 1990 | Census of Painesville Township; and City of Painesville | |
| 1996 | Nov. 6 | Painesville Post Office dedicated |
| 1997 | Sep. 1 | Rita C. McMahon becomes Painesville City Manager |
| 2000 | Painesville Township celebrates its Bicentennial |
by Carl Thomas Engel, Reference Librarian and Local Historian.
page last updated 1 MAY 2002.