Copley, 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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Copley, Ohio
  2. Perrin, William Henry (1881). History of Summit County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. Baskin & Battey. p. 645.
  3. "Summit County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

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