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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Copley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Copley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Copley is located in Summit County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Copley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Copley:

  • Summit County     (The home county of Copley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Pigeon Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
      • Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
    • Montrose
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
      • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <2>
    • Paxton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bath Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Norton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Barberton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Akron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bath
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cuyahoga Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
      • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <2>
    • East Akron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
      • East Akron is located in Summit County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Akron
      • From Copley to East Akron
    • Portage Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
      • Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Albion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Redhaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Bennetts Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brecksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecksville
      • Brecksville is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brecksville <2>
    • Broadview Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview Heights
      • Broadview Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview Heights <2>
    • North Royalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
      • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <2>
    • Strongsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
      • Seven Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Hills <2>
    • Walton Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Hills
      • Walton Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton Hills <2>
    • Independence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
    • Oakwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
    • Applecreek Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applecreek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
      • Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Glenwillow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwillow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
      • Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Middleburg Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Heights
      • Middleburg Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg Heights <2>
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Bainbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
    • South Russell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
      • South Russell is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
    • Auburn Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Belden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eaton Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
      • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
    • Grafton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lagrange
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • North Ridgeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
      • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <2>
    • Pheasant Run Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
      • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
    • Huntington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Elyria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <2>
  • Medina County
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Brimfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Suffield Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Bush Knolls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
      • Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Mishler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mishler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
      • Mishler is located in Portage County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mishler
      • From Copley to Mishler
    • Brady Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
      • Brady Lake is located in Portage County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
    • Streetsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Portage County
    • Doolittles Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Gate Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
      • Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
    • Rootstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Aurora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Canal Fulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
      • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <2>
    • Uniontown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <2>
    • North Lawrence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Greentown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Forty Corners Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Corners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Corners Village
      • Forty Corners Village is located in Stark County
    • Sippo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sippo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
      • Sippo is located in Stark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sippo
      • From Copley to Sippo
    • North Canton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • East Greenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Stark County
    • Rolling Hills Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Village
      • Rolling Hills Village is located in Stark County
    • Massillon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hills and Dales
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.
    • Doylestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rittman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshallville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <2>
    • Creston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <2>
    • Burton City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
      • Burton City is located in Wayne County
    • Orrville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
      • Orrville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <2>
    • Burbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
    • Smithville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <2>
    • Dalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <2>
    • Aukerman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aukerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
      • Aukerman is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aukerman
      • From Copley to Aukerman
    • Boys Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
      • Boys Village is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Copley, see our County-by-County Page for Copley.

Cemeteries Near Copley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copley.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Copley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.

  • Copley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zwingli Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zwingli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zwingli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stimson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stimson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stimson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montrose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montrose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loyal Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loyal Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loyal Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Akron Hebrew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Granger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Granger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Granger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bath Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bath Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bath Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coddingville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coddingville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coddingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharon Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Moore's Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Norton Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Vincents Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincents Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincents Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Copley had a population of 241 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Copley, with the one closest to Copley listed first.

  • Fairlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <2>
  • Montrose
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ghent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
    • Ghent is located in Summit County
  • Sharon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Western Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Star
    • Western Star is located in Medina County
  • New Portage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Portage
    • New Portage is located in Summit County
  • Barberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Botzum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botzum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botzum
    • Botzum is located in Summit County
  • Granger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadsworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
    • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <2>
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Summit County
  • Johnsons Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Corners
    • Johnsons Corners is located in Summit County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Akron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ira
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Summit County
    • South Akron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Akron
      • South Akron is located in Summit County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Copley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Copley.

Newspapers Published in Copley ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Copley:

The official website for Copley: www.copley.oh.us/

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Copley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Copley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0992, Longitude: -81.6447    









 

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