Welshfield (also Troy, Troy Center, Troy Centre, or Wellsfield) is an unincorporated community in central Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio, United States.
History
Welshfield was named for Jacob Welsh, a pioneer settler.[2] Jacob Welsh helped build a local church and school in exchange for the naming rights.[3] The community once had a post office that was established on February 23, 1838. When it was discontinued on December 30, 1958, the Burton office began to handle mail for Welshfield addresses.[4]
Geography
It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 422 and State Route 700, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the Cuyahoga River and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the LaDue Reservoir.[5] Its elevation is 1,234 feet (376 m).[1]
References
- ^ a b "Welshfield, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
- ^ History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men. Williams Brothers. 1878. p. 186.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 140.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, August 17, 1992. Accessed 2008-03-24.
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 42. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
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