History:
Conneaut is located in Ohio's North East corner, on Lake Erie. Conneaut is located on an old Indian trail, that was at once a glacier lake-beach ridge, and was also used by the early pioneers as they traveled westward in hopes of starting anew. The name of the city comes from its creek, the Seneca's Konyiat, which runs into Lake Erie. Conneaut is derived from the Seneca language, meaning "place of many fish" or "place where snow lays in spring." Moravian Missionary John Heckwelder though that word may have come from an Indian word gunniate, meaning "it is a longtime since they have gone.

Conneaut has had its name since 1832 when the borough of Conneaut was incorporated. This area included that of the town of Conneaut, Conneaut Township, South Ridge, now known as Farnham, and Monroe Township.

When Moses Cleaveland landed here he deemed this place Fort Independence after the 20th celebration of the signing of the declaration of our independence from the power hungry Britain. This name is thought to be used little, instead to be replaced by early settler with New Litchfield, named after Litchfield, Connecticut. But this name did not last long and eventually with the forming of townships in the Western Reserve, the cities and townships above were formed into one being known as Salem Township. Ashtabula County was not named until much later, organized from parts of Trumbull and Geauga Counties, neighbors from the West and South. Ashtabula County was not officially established until June the seventh of 1807. Another name that seems to come up in the names of Conneaut is Gore. It was found on the 1804 tax list of Ashtabula County that Salem was listed with the name Gore at its side. Eventually Munroe, as listed on the 1820 Census of Ashtabula County, would eventually break away from the Salem Township and forms its own township. Conneaut was eventually able to gain city status in 1902.