Chatham /ˈtʃætəm/ is an unincorporated community in Medina County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
Chatham was laid out in the 1830s, and named after Chatham, New York, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[1] A variant name was Chatham Center.[2] A post office called Chatham Centre was established in 1837, the name was changed to Chatham Center in 1893, and the post office closed in 1895.[3] Besides the post office, Chatham had a country store, which opened around 1840.[4]
Notable residents
References
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 26.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chatham, Medina County, Ohio
- ↑ "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 575.
Municipalities and communities of Medina County, Ohio, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  Map of Ohio highlighting Medina County | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Other communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
41°05′58″N 82°01′28″W / 41.09944°N 82.02444°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.