Copley, Ohio

Copley is an unincorporated community in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Variant names were Greenfield and Copley Center.^[1] The first settlement at Copley Center was made around 1819.^[2] The community was named for its location near the geographical center of Copley Township.^[2] 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.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Copley, Ohio
1 2 Perrin, William Henry (1881). History of Summit County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. Baskin & Battey. p. 645.
↑ "Summit County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Summit County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Akron

Cities	Akron Barberton Cuyahoga Falls Fairlawn Green Hudson Macedonia Munroe Falls New Franklin Norton‡ Stow Tallmadge‡ Twinsburg

Villages	Boston Heights Clinton Lakemore Mogadore‡ Northfield Peninsula Reminderville Richfield Silver Lake

Townships	Bath Boston Copley Coventry Northfield Center Richfield Sagamore Hills Springfield Twinsburg

CDPs	Montrose-Ghent Pigeon Creek Portage Lakes Sawyerwood Twinsburg Heights

Unincorporated communities	Bath Boston Botzum Brandywine Copley Ghent Montrose

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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