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Willoughby, Ohio, in Lake county, is 3 miles SW of Mentor, Ohio and 17 miles NE of Cleveland, Ohio. Part of the surrounding Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria metro area, Willoughby is home to some 22,621 residents.

Willoughby History

The first permanent settler in this area was a man named David Abbot. He and his family developed good relations with the local tribe of Erie Indians. These Indians lived along the bank of a river that they called Sha-ga-rin which meant “clear water." This river went on to be renamed as Chagrin River. The area was named Willoughby after Dr. Westel Willoughby, a public health official whom the founders of the local medical college wanted to attract to the area.

Willoughby and nearby Attractions

• Lost Nation Municipal Golf Course
• Sunset Park
• Chagrin River Park
• Sequoia Golf Course
• Holden Arboretum

Things To Do In Willoughby

The city offers a host of recreational facilities which include a number of parks and camping areas. The city is home to a ski club and a local municipal golf club, which has, in addition to an 18-hole golf course, a full service pro-shop as well as a snack bar.

Willoughby Transportation

The Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport offers full services.

Willoughby Higher Education

Lakeland Community College is nearby, while John Carroll University and Case Western Reserve University are just short distances away

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Willoughby Profile

WELCOME to WILLOUGHBY, the "Courtesy City"! Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Willoughby strives to maintain it's small-town atmosphere. The public square remains much unchanged with the first business area still being used today...with the store facades capturing a vivid expression of the past. Each year the city hosts the "Frontiers Day Celebration", which includes a complete Indian/frontiers reservation setup in one of the city parks. Some residents dress in traditional clothing of the period and spend a few days living on the reservation during the Frontiers Day Celebration.

Some residential areas are made up of older, Western Reserve style homes, as seen in what is referred to as "Old Willoughby" while other areas have more traditional housing. There are also new developments in the area.

Shopping areas, including Shoregate Mall, Will-Plaza and the Great Lakes Mall are all within a 10 minute drive and offer a wide variety of department stores and specialty shops. Downtown Willoughby offers many quaint shops and specialty stores also.

The closest international airport is Cleveland Hopkins with Burke Lakefront. Cuyahoga County Airport and Willoughby's own Lost National airport offer unlimited advantages and conveniences, all of which is within a 1/2 hour drive.

Willoughby boasts of the Willoughby-Eastlake School System and its many awards including the 1993 Blue Ribbon Award recognizing it as a National School of Excellence by the U.S. Board of Education. Lakeland Community College sits on the city limits and just east of downtown Willoughby is the 300 acre campus of Andrews School for Girls, an independent college-preparatory day/boarding school for grades 6-12. Andrews has an accredited college acceptance rate of 100%.

For arts, recreation and leisure, the Willoughby Parks and Recreation Dept. offers 12 parks, a city pool and playground, the Browning Sr. Citizen Center, the Lost Nation Mini Golf Course and various other programs throughout the year.