Williamsfield is an unincorporated community in central Williamsfield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The community is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 322 and State Route 7. Williamsfield has a post office with the ZIP code 44093. [1]
Williamsfield was named after General Joseph Williams, one of the original owners of the town site. [2] The township was formally established in 1826, attracting settlers due to its fertile farmland and abundant timber resources. [3]
Williamsfield is situated in northeastern Ohio near the Pennsylvania state border. The region features gently rolling terrain, agricultural fields, and wooded areas. It lies within the Great Lakes Basin, approximately 20 miles south of Lake Erie. [4] Small streams and creeks flow through the community, enhancing its scenic rural environment. [5]
The economy of Williamsfield is primarily agricultural, with local farms producing corn, soybeans, and wheat. [6] Additionally, small businesses, including a gas station and convenience store, cater to residents’ daily needs. [7] Some residents commute to larger towns or neighboring Pennsylvania for employment opportunities. [8]
Williamsfield's location at the intersection of U.S. Route 322 and Ohio State Route 7 provides convenient access to surrounding areas. These highways connect the community to larger cities, such as Cleveland and Youngstown, as well as smaller towns like Jefferson and Andover. [9]
In 2014, Williamsfield was recognized as the "most stressed community in the United States" by Movoto, a real estate research company. This ranking was based on factors such as unemployment, commute times, and housing costs relative to income. [10]
Williamsfield is served by the Pymatuning Valley Local School District, which operates **Pymatuning Valley Primary School**, **Middle School**, and **High School** in nearby Andover, Ohio. [11]
The community is located near Pymatuning Reservoir, which is a popular destination for fishing, boating, and wildlife observation. The surrounding Pymatuning State Park offers camping, hiking, and picnic opportunities. [12]
As an unincorporated community, Williamsfield does not have a census-defined population. However, the surrounding Williamsfield Township had a population of 1,645 as of the 2020 U.S. Census. [13]
Crawford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,938. Its county seat is Meadville. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named for Colonel William Crawford. The county is part of the Northwest Pennsylvania region of the state.
Ashtabula County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson, while its largest city is Ashtabula. The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811. The name Ashtabula derives from the Lenape language phrase ashte-pihële, which translates to 'always enough (fish) to go around, to be given away' and is a contraction of apchi ('always') + tepi ('enough') + hële. Ashtabula County is part of the Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Andover is a village located in the south-east of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 972 at the time of the 2020 census.
The Cleveland metropolitan area, or Greater Cleveland as it is more commonly known, is the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Cleveland in Northeast Ohio, United States. According to the 2020 census results, the six-county Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Cuyahoga County, Ashtabula County, Geauga County, Lake County, Lorain County, and Medina County, and has a population of 2,185,825, making it the 33rd-most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third largest metropolitan area in Ohio. The metro area is also part of the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area with a population of over 3.7 million people, the most populous statistical area in Ohio and the 17th most populous in the United States.
Northeast Ohio is a geographic and cultural region that comprises the northeastern counties of the U.S. state of Ohio. Definitions of the region consist of 16 to 23 counties between the southern shore of Lake Erie and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, home to over 4.5 million people. It is anchored by the metropolitan area of Cleveland, the most populous city in the region with over 372,000 residents in 2020. Other metropolitan centers include Akron, Canton, Mansfield, Sandusky, and Youngstown. Northeast Ohio includes most of the area known historically as the Connecticut Western Reserve.
U.S. Route 322 is a 494-mile-long (795.0 km), east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of US 22 and one of the original highways from 1926. A portion of it at one time was concurrent with the Lakes-to-Sea Highway.
State Route 85 is an east–west state highway in the northeastern Ohio. The western terminus of SR 85 is in the center of Andover where it intersects U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and SR 7. Its eastern terminus is just over 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Andover at the Pennsylvania state line in the middle of the causeway across the Pymatuning Reservoir, where Pennsylvania Route 285 continues east.
Pymatuning Valley High School is a public high school in Andover, Ohio, Ashtabula County, Ohio. it is the only high school in the district. Their mascot is the Lakers and compete as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association and is a member of the Northeastern Athletic Conference.
Gustavus Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 834 people in the township.
Kinsman Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,751 people in the township.
Wayne Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 668 people in the township.
Richmond Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,000 people in the township.
Andover Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,577 at the 2020 census.
Cherry Valley Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 913 people in the township.
Dorset Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 807 people in the township.
Williamsfield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,419 people in the township.
Kinsman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 574 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. It lies at the intersection of State Route 5 and State Route 7 between Williamsfield and Burghill. Kinsman has a post office with the ZIP code 44428; as well as a library, the Kinsman Free Public Library.
Pymatuning Valley School District is a public district in Andover, Ohio.
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Bishop, California, to Provincetown, Massachusetts. In Ohio, the road runs west–east from the Indiana state line near Edgerton to the Pennsylvania state line near Andover. The 248.002 miles (399.121 km) that lie in Ohio are maintained by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). US 6 serves the major cities of Sandusky, Lorain, and Cleveland. The highway is also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway to honor the Union forces of the U.S. Civil War. The alternate name was designated in 1953.
Unionville is an unincorporated community on the line between northwestern Harpersfield Township in Ashtabula County and eastern Madison Township in Lake County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44088. It lies along State Route 84.
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