Local events in Cortland
41 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in Cortland
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
Lakes near Cortland
The history under the water: the valley before, the dam, the stories. All Ohio lakes
How Cortland began
Cortland was settled in 1807 by Samuel Bacon on the Mahoning River, with a mill dam under construction by 1809, but did not take its present name until decades later, when a relocated minister named Orrin Gates, originally from Cortland, New York, named the growing village for his hometown. It incorporated as a village in 1873, built a new town hall the following year, and grew quietly as a Mahoning River mill town and later Mosquito Creek Lake community, finally crossing the 5,000-population threshold to become a city in 1981 after nearly doubling in size between 1960 and 1980.
Settled 1807, by Samuel Bacon, incorporated 1873, as a village; became a city in 1981, by Samuel Bacon (settler); named by Orrin Gates.
Where the name comes from
The settlement was named Cortland by Orrin Gates, a minister who had relocated from Cortland, New York, and chose to name his new Ohio home for the town he had left.
Before the town
No Native village, camp or treaty event specific to the Cortland town site is recorded in the sources we reviewed. The site lies on the Mahoning River, within the valley the county's 1882 history describes as Delaware-occupied hunting ground used seasonally by Seneca and Mingo bands through the 1700s, but no source found names a town or camp at this specific location.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Seneca, Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga).
Timeline
- — Samuel Bacon settles at what becomes Cortland, on the Mahoning River.
- — Construction begins on a dam to support mill operations at the settlement.
- — The settlement's oldest church converts to a Disciple (Christian) church.
- — Cortland formally incorporates as a village, taking its name from minister Orrin Gates's hometown of Cortland, New York.
- — A new town hall is constructed in Cortland.
- — The First Methodist Episcopal Church in Cortland is photographed for a postcard, giving a rare surviving image of the village's early built environment.
- — Cortland's population nearly doubles, from 1,957 to 5,011, reflecting Mosquito Creek Lake-area suburban growth.
- — Cortland is elevated to city status after its population exceeds 5,000.
Stories
Renamed for a hometown its founder never lived in
Samuel Bacon's 1807 settlement on the Mahoning, with its 1809 mill dam, spent its first decades without the name it carries today; it was a transplanted minister, Orrin Gates, who renamed the growing village for Cortland, New York, the town he himself had left behind -- one small example of the wave of homesick New York and New England place names scattered across the Connecticut Western Reserve by settlers naming new homes for old ones. The village grew unhurriedly for another century, formally incorporating only in 1873 and building its first proper town hall the year after. Its most dramatic growth came much later and for a very different reason: sitting along the eastern shore of Mosquito Creek Lake, Cortland nearly doubled in population between 1960 and 1980, part of the same postwar Warren-area suburban expansion that reached Howland Township, and crossed the 5,000-resident threshold to become a city in 1981.
Photographs
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · archive.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Cortland City100% of residentsGroundwater wells (7 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Cortland's boundary: 2 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 3 public schools, 1 library, 2 museums, 1 police station, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 2 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (2)
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Cortland Center5 of 5 stars · Cortland
- Address
- 369 N High Street, Cortland, OH 44410
- Certified beds
- 68
- Residents on an average day
- 61
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (330) 638-4015
- Medicare ID
- 365814
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ohio Living Lake Vista5 of 5 stars · Cortland
- Address
- 303 North Mecca Street, Cortland, OH 44410
- Certified beds
- 39
- Residents on an average day
- 36
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 5 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 5 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- OHIO LIVING COMMUNITIES
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (330) 638-2420
- Medicare ID
- 366339
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Cortland Fire DepartmentCortland
- Address
- 194 Lattin Street, Cortland, OH 44410
- Coordinates
- 41.33122, -80.72854
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Public schools (3)
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Lakeview Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Cortland
- Address
- 640 Wakefield Dr, Cortland, OH 44410
- School district
- Lakeview Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 584
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 30
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 90.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 001818
- NCES school ID
- 390501803866
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Lakeview High School5 of 5 stars · Cortland
- Address
- 300 Hillman Dr, Cortland, OH 44410
- School district
- Lakeview Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 576
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 33
- Report card, 2025-26
- 5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 90.6%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 99.3%
- Ohio building IRN
- 019661
- NCES school ID
- 390501803868
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Lakeview Middle School4 of 5 stars · Cortland
- Address
- 640 Wakefield Dr, Cortland, OH 44410
- School district
- Lakeview Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 350
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 23
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 86%
- Ohio building IRN
- 071027
- NCES school ID
- 390501803869
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public libraries (1)
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Cortland Branch LibraryBranch · Cortland
- Address
- 578 Lakeview Drive, Cortland, OH 44410
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
- Open
- 3,120 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 10,636 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 434,200
- System's loans, FY2024
- 665,653
- People the system serves
- 142,591
- Phone
- (330) 638-6335
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (2)
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Cortland-Bazetta Historical Society & MuseumHistorical society · Cortland
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Cortland
- Coordinates
- 41.33825, -80.72581
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Trumbull County Antique Steam & Power AssociationScience or technology museum · Cortland
- What it is
- Science or technology museum
- City
- Cortland
- Coordinates
- 41.32820, -80.72690
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Cortland Police DepartmentCortland
- Address
- 400 North High Street, Cortland, OH 44410
- Coordinates
- 41.33800, -80.72300
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)
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Control TransformerToxics Release Inventory · Cortland
- Address
- 3701 Warren-Meadville Rd., Cortland, OH 44410
- County
- Trumbull County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44410CNTRL3701W
- EPA registry ID
- 110002111688
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (2)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-08-07 · Cortland
- Reported
- 2024-08-07
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Cortland, Trumbull County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2408EPA0001368
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2021-05-28 · Cortland
- Reported
- 2021-05-28
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Largest amount reported
- 10 gallons
- Where
- Cortland, Trumbull County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2105EPA0000759
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Cortland, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44410 Cortland | 42% | Mostly private wells | 3.6 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1977 | Lakeview Local · 5 stars overall | 0.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Cortland, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | JIM BRADLEY | 12/31/2027 | 144 BEECHWOOD DR, UNEXPIRED TERM CORTLAND, OH 44410 | |
| Council | SCOTT ROWLEY | 12/31/2027 | 142 TURQUOISE DR, CORTLAND, OH 44410 | |
| Council | JOHN PICURI | 12/31/2027 | 200 FOX RUN DR, CORTLAND, OH 44410 | |
| Council | KRIS VADAS | 12/31/2027 | 200 CRICKET LN, CORTLAND, OH 44410 | |
| Council | KEVIN M. PIROS | 12/31/2029 | 244 GREENBRIAR DR, CORTLAND, OH 44410 | |
| Council | CHRIS WADLEY | 12/31/2029 | CORTLAND, OH | |
| Council | ALLISON MCGREGOR | 12/31/2029 | 130 WOODVIEW DR, CORTLAND, OH 44410 | |
| Council | CHELSEA MUNROE | 12/31/2029 | 230 FOX RUN DR, CORTLAND, OH 44410 |
Roster as of 2026-08-24: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 7 of 8 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 3 of 4.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | Issue: Shall Deidre Petrosky be allowed to continue as Mayor of the City of Cortland? | 302 | 933 | Failed (24.45% for) |
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: Cortland City Police Additional 1.5 mills continuing (1.5 mills, additional) | 1,115 | 776 | Passed (58.96% for) |
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: LO Cortland City D Guruteghbahadur Technologies Inc. | 248 | 59 | Passed (80.78% for) |
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: LO Cortland City D Guruteghbahadur Technologies Inc. Sunday Sales | 239 | 68 | Passed (77.85% for) |
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: Cortland City Police Additional 2.5 mills continuing period of time (2.5 mills, additional) | 1,640 | 2,381 | Failed (40.79% for), unofficial |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: Cortland City Charter Amendment 1 Planning Commission | 2,888 | 996 | Passed (74.36% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: Cortland City Charter Amendment 2 Elections | 2,861 | 970 | Passed (74.68% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: Cortland City Fire Additional 1.5 mills continuing (1.5 mills, additional) | 2,549 | 1,556 | Passed (62.1% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: Cortland City Operating Expenses Renewal 1.9 mills 5 years (1.9 mills, renewal) | 2,617 | 1,477 | Passed (63.92% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: Cortland City Police Additional 1.5 mills continuing (1.5 mills, additional) | 2,183 | 1,913 | Passed (53.3% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Local Option Cortland City Pct D Mon-Sat | 233 | 57 | Passed (80.34% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Local Option Cortland City Pct D Sunday | 217 | 73 | Passed (74.83% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: Cortland City Current Exp Rep 1.9 mills (1.9 mills) | 2,002 | 1,861 | Passed (51.83% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: Local Option Cortland Cty Pct F Mon-Sat | 387 | 133 | Passed (74.42% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: Local Option Cortland Cty Pct F Sunday | 354 | 169 | Passed (67.69% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: Local Option Cortland Cty Pct G Sunday | 484 | 119 | Passed (80.27% for) |
| 2015-11-03 | Issue: Cortland City Add Fire 1.5 mills (1.5 mills) | 1,481 | 1,003 | Passed (59.62% for) |
| 2015-05-05 | Issue: Cortland City Add Police 1.5 mills (1.5 mills) | 1,067 | 671 | Passed (61.39% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | City Council | Rich McDermott 742, 14.39%; Allison McGregor 1,125, 21.81%; Chelsea Munroe 1,088, 21.09%; Donald P. Petrosky 428, 8.3%; Kevin M. Piros 925, 17.93%; Chris Wadley 850, 16.48% |
| 2023-11-07 | City Mayor | Deidre R. Petrosky 2,456, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | City Council | Jim Bradley 1,602, 33.9%; John Picuri 1,602, 33.9%; Scott Rowley 1,521, 32.19% |
| 2021-11-02 | City Council | Traci E. Cooper 614, 14.94%; Kathy Fleischer 855, 20.8%; Richard McClain 883, 21.48%; Don Moore 814, 19.81%; Kevin M. Piros 944, 22.97% |
| 2019-11-06 | City Mayor | Deidre R. Petrosky 1,161, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-06 | City Council | Jim Bradley 775, 22.33%; Frank Daugherty 604, 17.4%; Patti J. Keller 687, 19.79%; Richard H. McClain 630, 18.15%; Scott Rowley 775, 22.33% |
| 2017-11-07 | Council (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Fleischer, Kathy 1,085, 25.66%; Moore, Don 1,038, 24.54%; Petrosky, Deidre R. 1,022, 24.17%; Piros, Kevin M. 1,084, 25.63% |
| 2015-11-03 | Mayor of | Woofter, James E. 1,933, 100.0% |
| 2015-11-03 | Council | Edwards, James W. 1,285, 31.85%; Keller, Patti J. 1,397, 34.62%; Rowley, Scott 1,353, 33.53% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
The county
Trumbull County: 25 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 194,818 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Cortland, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.38 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 38.4 in
- 2.3 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 43.5 in
- a normal year brings 47.4 in
- a normal year
- 42.4 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.38 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 4.69 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.63 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 6.15 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 2.68 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 4.79 | 0.2 | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.46 | 0.3 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 3.74 | 4.9 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.73 | 5.4 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 2.17 | 32.6 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.28 | 20.8 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 2.28 | 11.2 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 57.6 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 23.8 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 114.1 in |
| Wettest day on record | 14 September 1979 — 3.68 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 20 April 1901 — 17.61 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 27 November 1950 — 24.11 in |
Mostly estimated. Only 3% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Cortland - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.
48,868 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Cortland: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 13
- those placed on the map inside Cortland
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Site assessment | 3 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 3 |
| Hazardous waste | 2 |
| Public drinking water | 2 |
| Air pollution | 1 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 1 |
| State water loans | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water monitoring results | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water letter | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water letter | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CORTLAND SAFETY SERVICES | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| CORTLAND CITY STU 2 | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| BAZETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEMOLITION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| AINSLEY OIL CO INC | Air pollution permit | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water letter | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| CORTLAND CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Cortland, Ohio in?
Cortland is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, with 7,111 residents.
When was Cortland, Ohio founded?
Cortland was settled 1807, by Samuel Bacon; incorporated 1873, as a village; became a city in 1981. Founders on record: Samuel Bacon (settler); named by Orrin Gates. Source
How did Cortland, Ohio get its name?
The settlement was named Cortland by Orrin Gates, a minister who had relocated from Cortland, New York, and chose to name his new Ohio home for the town he had left. Source
What ZIP code is Cortland, Ohio?
Most of Cortland is in ZIP code 44410.
Where does Cortland, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Cortland (Cortland City): Mostly private wells.
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