Newbury Center, Ohio

Newbury Center is an unincorporated community in Geauga County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. As the name suggests, it is located in the center of Newbury Township.[1] Newbury Center is part of Greater Cleveland and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area.[2]

History

A variant name is Newbury.[3] A post office called Newbury has been in operation since 1823.[4] The name Newbury is derived from Newburyport, Massachusetts.[5]

Education

Newbury is part of the West Geauga Local School District, which includes West Geauga High School, based in bordering Chester Township. Prior to 2020, it was served by the Newbury Local School District, which operated Newbury High School in Newbury Center.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Newbury Ohio - Home Page". www.newburyohio.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Best Places to Live in Newbury, Ohio". Best Places.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newbury Center, Ohio
  4. ^ "Geauga County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ^ History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men. Williams Brothers. 1878. p. 174.


41°27′48″N 81°14′39″W / 41.46333°N 81.24417°W / 41.46333; -81.24417


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