Moreland Hills in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Garfield Neighbors

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 15, 2025

1. Garfield Neighbors Marker

Inscription.
Some of the Garfield family continue living in Northeast Ohio along with descendants of other early European settlers including the Mapes, Boynton, Arnold, and Stoneman families. Are these families your neighbors today?

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 26.223′ N, 81° 26.654′ W. Marker is in Moreland Hills, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It can be reached from S.O.M. Center Road (Ohio Route 91), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in the woods behind the replica Garfield cabin. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chagrin Falls OH 44022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

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

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Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Finding His Voice at Pulpit Rock (here, next to this marker); Settling Down Near Family (here, next to this marker); Making a Homestead (a few steps from this marker); The Larger World Calls (a few steps from this marker); The Canal (a few steps from this marker); Teaching and Preaching (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to the Farm (a few steps from this marker); Eliza’s Courageous Decision (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moreland Hills.

More about this marker. A map in the middle of the marker has a caption of “In this vintage 1852 map of Orange Township, please note the Garfield property is mistakenly labeled “Canfield”. The property is highlighted in red.”
Photos of some of Garfield’s neighbors are along the sides of the marker. These include “The Joseph Stoneman Family, 1889.”; “The Mapes Family home in the early 1900’s. This home still stands just south of here on S.O.M Center Road.”; “The granddaughter of Amos and Alpha Boynton, Mrs. Cora Cooley,

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 15, 2025

2. Garfield Neighbors Marker

and her husband Rev. Harris R.”; Elijah Arnold; Electus Arnold; and Ralph Arnold.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 15, 2025

3. Garfield Neighbors Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2025, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2025, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.