Copley is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Summit County, in the

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History

Variant names were Greenfield and Copley Center. The first settlement at Copley Center was made around 1819. The community was named for its location near the

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of Copley Township. A post office called Copley Centre was established in 1835, the name was changed to Copley in 1841, and the post office closed in 1957.

Notable People

* Carrie Coon (1981-) actress * Delia L. Weatherby (1843—1916) social reformer and author

References

Unincorporated communities in Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{SummitCountyOH-geo-stub