SUMMIT COUNTY CHAPTER of the Ohio Genealogical Society P O Box 2232 Akron OH 44309-2232  e-mail: summitogs@yahoo.com

• About Copley Township
• Township Cemeteries

 

 
 
 

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Copley Township is:
 

• Part of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
• Bounded by:

   Bath Twp on the north
   Portage Twp on the east
   Norton Twp on the south
   Medina County on the west
 
• Before Summit County was formed in 1840 Copley Township belonged to several other counties. The date of 1800 has been used as a reference point since it is close to the 1803 date when Ohio became a state.

 

 

1800 - 1808: The area of Copley Twp was in Trumbull County.
             (Trumbull County was established in 1800)

1808 - 1812: The area of Copley Twp was in Portage County.
             (Portage County was established in 1808.)

1812 - 1840: The area of Copley Twp was in Medina County.
             (Medina County was established in 1818.)

1840 - Present: The area of Copley Twp is in Summit County.
             (Summit County was formed in 1840.)
 

• Before 1840 the records you need may be somewhere other than Summit County. Here are some suggested contacts:

 

 

Copley Historical Society; Copley Town Hall; Copley  OH  44321
Akron Public Library; 55 South Main Street; Akron OH 44036-0001
Portage County Chapter OGS; P O Box 821; Ravenna OH 44266
Portage County His Soc; 6549 N Chestnut St; Ravenna OH 44266-1338
Medina County Chapter OGS; P O Box 804; Medina OH 44258-0804
Trumbull County Chapter OGS; P O Box 309; Warren OH 44482-0309

Notice to our readers:
Information regarding this Township will be updated (or added) as it becomes available. You may want to check this site periodically for the most current information.

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Copley Township Cemeteries

The following information is being provided to give you an idea of the location, or approximate location, of all known township cemeteries. It will also help identify any cemeteries where the gravestones or burial records have been copied and, if known, where this information can be found.

Inscriptions for the cemeteries in Copley Township can be found in the book: "Summit County Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume I"  which was published in 1978 by the Summit County Chapter, OGS. This book also includes burials from Bath and Norton townships.

COPLEY CEMETERY:        (published in Vol 1, pp26-68)
Established in the 1820s. Located at 3770 Copley Road in Copley. On the south side of Copley Road (Rt 162), west of Cleveland-Massillon Rd, between Centerview Circle and Oh Drive.

MONTROSE CEMETERY:      (published in Vol 1, pp 69-73)
Established in the early 1800's. Located on the west side of S Cleveland-Massillon Road just south of W Market Street (Rt 18). It is under the supervision of the township officials and is kept mowed.

STIMSON CEMETERY:       (published in Vol 1, pp 73-75)
Located on the west side of Hametown Road just north of Stimson Road. It is under the supervision of the township officials and is kept mowed. No early records for this cemetery have been found.

Notice to our readers:
Information regarding the Cemeteries listed here will be updated (or added) as it becomes available. You may want to check this site periodically for the most current information. Corrections or additions will be appreciated.
 

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  Provided by: SUMMIT COUNTY CHAPTER, OGS
        P O Box 2232
       Akron OH 44309-2232
       e-mail: summitogs@yahoo.com
Compiled by: Marlene Diefendorf, September 1997 [rev. Jan 2000]
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