Medway, Ohio

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Medway is an unincorporated community in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States. Near are the adjoining communities of Crystal Lakes and Park Layne. The population of its ZCTA for ZIP Code 45341, which includes Medway, was 4,110 at the 2000 census. Medway lies within the Tecumseh Local School district, whose high school mascot is the Arrows. Medway Elementary is the primary center of education for grades k-5.

Medway, named for being the midway point between Springfield and Dayton, was primarily settled by a wave of Mennonite immigrants who arrived in 1842.

Although blacksmiths, butchers, seamstresses and undertakers are long gone, Medway's downtown area still houses small businesses.

There is still a butcher shop in town called Copey's Butcher Shop that has been family operated since the 1950's.

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Coordinates: 39°52′55″N, 84°00′35″W

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