Welshfield, Ohio

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Welshfield, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Location of Welshfield, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°23′13″N81°8′32″W / 41.38694°N 81.14222°W / 41.38694; -81.14222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Geauga
Township Troy
Elevation
1,234 ft (376 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1061727 [1]

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 2 "Welshfield, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  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. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 140.
  4. ↑ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, August 17, 1992. Accessed 2008-03-24.
  5. ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 42. ISBN   0-89933-281-1.


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