Conneaut is located on an old Native American trail, later used by early westbound pioneers.

[6] In 1796, surveyors for the Connecticut Land Company built a log storehouse here, but the permanent settlement dates from 1798.

In 1832 Conneaut was incorporated,[7] and was described in 1833 as having a printing office, one meeting house, two taverns, and several stores and shops.

Conneaut is located in the northeasternmost corner of Ohio, bordering the state of Pennsylvania to the east and has 27 square miles (70 km2) within its corporate city limits, making it the 15th-largest city in Ohio by total land area.

The city has over seven miles (11 km) of shoreline along Lake Erie, with beaches, boating facilities and a healthy summer tourist trade.

Conneaut experiences seasonal lag due to the proximity of Lake Erie.

A few of the main businesses that anchor the downtown are Gerdes Pharmacy and Orlando Brothers grocery store.

Astatic merged CAD (Conneaut Audio Devices) in 2000 which continues to produce microphones.

[15][circular reference] Conneaut is also home to the Lake Erie Correctional Institution, which has a total staff of 295 employees as of February 2020.

[16] The port of Conneaut, Ohio is the loading point for train cars bearing iron ore for Pittsburgh area steel mills, including the Edgar Thomson Works.

[citation needed] Conneaut holds an annual D-Day reenactment every summer since 1999.

[17] Transportation services Conneaut via Interstate 90, which bisects the city, along with an international shipping port and three railroads.