Welcome to Medway ...

Medway is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Medway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Medway: MEHD-way<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Medway is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Medway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Medway lies within the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Medway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Medway - they are located in Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Nova Scotia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Medway.

Communities near Medway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Medway.

• Dayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Kettering
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <5>
• Beavercreek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <5>
• Huber Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <5>
• Fairborn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <5>
• Xenia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
• Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Riverside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Trotwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Medway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Medway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Medway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Medway. See our Newspapers Page for Medway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medway ...

Looking for more information about Medway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Medway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Medway.

Adding Medway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Medway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Medway post office opened in 1850.

We also found Medway in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.oh.us/

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