Middlefield in Geauga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Middlefield

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021

1. Middlefield Marker

Inscription. Center of the 4th
largest Amish
settlement in the
world

Erected by Ohio Historical Society; Ohio Department of Transportation; and Ohio Bicentennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 41° 27.039′ N, 81° 4.33′ W. Marker is in Middlefield, Ohio, in Geauga County. It is on Old State Road (Ohio Route 608) 1.3 miles south of Kinsman Road (West High Street) ( Route 87), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middlefield OH 44062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Batavia House (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Middlefield (approx. 1.3 miles away); Burton (approx. 3.6 miles away); Geauga County Historical Society Well (approx. 3.8 miles away); Natural Gas and Crude Oil (approx. 3.8 miles away); Today there are over 6,000 products refined from Natural Gas and Crude Oil.

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(approx. 3.8 miles away); The Early Years (approx. 3.8 miles away); Welton Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlefield.

Also see . . . Middlefield Village History.

In February of 1799, James Thompson and his father Isaac Thompson became Middlefleld’s first permanent residents. Middlefield was actually the third name change for the territory. The first was “Burton”, then “Batavia”, and finally Middlefield in 1841, because it was midway between Painesville and Warren. State Route 608, or “Old State Road”, was built in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. The settlers deviated from the surveyed route to avoid deep gullies and swampy areas. This road opened up the territory for development.

(Submitted on January 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021

2. Middlefield Marker

(looking north along Old State Road)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.