Summit County Ohio Genealogy
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History
Summit County was formed on March 3, 1840, from portions of Medina, Portage and Stark counties. It was named Summit County because the highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal is in the county.
Communities
Cities: Akron (county seat), Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Green, Hudson, Macedonia, Munroe Falls, New Franklin, Norton (partly in Wayne County), Reminderville, Stow, Tallmadge, Twinsburg
Villages: Boston Heights, Clinton, Lakemore, Mogadore, Northfield, Peninsula, Richfield, Silver Lake.
Townships: Bath, Boston, Copley, Coventry, Northfield Center, Richfield, Sagamore Hills, Springfield, Twinsburg.
Defunct townships: Franklin, Green, Hudson, Norton, Northampton, Portage, Stow
Census-designated places: Montrose-Ghent, Pigeon Creek, Portage Lakes, Sawyerwood, Twinsburg Heights
Unincorporated communities: Bath, Boston, Botzum, Brandywine, Comet, Copley, Everett, Ghent, Greensburg, Montrose, Myersville, Western Star.
Summit County Genealogy Records
| Biographies | Cemetery Records | Census Records |
| Church Records | Cities & Towns | County Records |
| Family Bibles | History Topics | Military Records |
| Miscellaneous Data | Newspaper Data | Obituaries |
| School Records | Vital Records | Wills/Probate Records |
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Adjacent counties
- Cuyahoga County – northwest
- Geauga County – northeast
- Portage County – east
- Stark County – south
- Wayne County – southwest
- Medina County – west