Copley, Ohio Explained
Copley, Ohio should not be confused with Copley Township, Ohio.
Copley is an unincorporated community in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
Variant names were Greenfield and Copley Center. The first settlement at Copley Center was made around 1819.[1] The community was named for its location near the geographical center of Copley Township. A post office called Copley Centre was established in 1835, the name was changed to Copley in 1841, and the post office closed in 1957.[2]
Notable People
References
41.0989°N -81.6444°W
Notes and References
- Book: Perrin, William Henry. History of Summit County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. 1881. Baskin & Battey. 645.
- Web site: Summit County . Jim Forte Postal History . 23 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129100054/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Summit . 29 January 2016 .
- Book: Willard . Frances Elizabeth, 1839-1898 . A woman of the century; fourteen hundred-seventy biographical sketches accompanied by portraits of leading American women in all walks of life . Livermore . Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905 . 1893 . Buffalo, N.Y., Moulton . 754–755 . 8 August 2017.
