Welcome to Solon ...

The city of Solon is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

The location of Solon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Solon was established in 1820.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Solon has a population of 22,792 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Solon is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Solon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Solon ...

Official Website: www.solonohio.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Solon had an population of 22,792 people. This is a decrease of 2.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Solon had a population of 23,348 people. This makes Solon the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Solon represents 0.2% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23,348 people, the population of Solon increased 7.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 21,802 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Solon.

Communities Also Named Solon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Solon - they are located in California, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New York, Tennessee and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Solon.

Communities near Solon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Solon.

• Cleveland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Parma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <5>
• Lakewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
• Euclid
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <5>
• Cleveland Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <5>
• Stow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <5>
• North Royalton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <5>
• Kent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
• Garfield Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
  • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Solon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Solon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Solon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Solon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Solon. See our Newspapers Page for Solon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solon ...

Looking for more information about Solon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Solon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Solon.

Adding Solon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Solon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Solon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Solon post office opened in 1835.

We also found Solon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Solon: www.solonohio.org/

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/