Welshfield,_Ohio

Welshfield, Ohio

Welshfield, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States

Welshfield (also Troy, Troy Center, Troy Centre, or Wellsfield) is an unincorporated community in central Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio, United States.

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History

Welshfield was named for Jacob Welsh, a pioneer settler.[2] Jacob Welsh helped build a local church and school in exchange for the naming rights.[3] The community once had a post office that was established on February 23, 1838. When it was discontinued on December 30, 1958, the Burton office began to handle mail for Welshfield addresses.[4]

Geography

It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 422 and State Route 700, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the Cuyahoga River and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the LaDue Reservoir.[5] Its elevation is 1,234 feet (376 m).[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Welshfield, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  2. [2]
    History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men. Williams Brothers. 1878. p. 186.
  3. [3]
    Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 140.
  4. [4]
    Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, August 17, 1992. Accessed 2008-03-24.
  5. [5]
    DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 42. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.


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