Lyons

History

A post office called Lyons has been in operation since 1837. Lyons was also called "Morey's Corners", and under the latter name the village had its start in 1850 when a plank road was completed to that point. The village was named "Morey's Corners" in honor of it founder Jinks Morey, who also founded what became First Universalist Church of Lyons, Ohio, now the oldest non-residential structure in Royalton Township, Fulton County, Ohio. The village was incorporated in 1900.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  4,398
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,128
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,712
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,379
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,329
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,097
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  3,077
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,885

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2026-05-04
  8 km N of Maybee, Michigan
• M 3 — 2026-04-26
  7 km SSE of Amherstburg, Canada
• M 2.9 — 2024-12-29
  1 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2024-03-18
  4 km WSW of Millbury, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2023-05-20
  3 km SSE of Walbridge, Ohio
• M 3.2 — 2020-08-21
  2 km SSE of Detroit Beach, Michigan