Chatham, Medina County, Ohio

Chatham /ˈtʃætəm/ is an unincorporated community in Medina County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Chatham was laid out in the 1830s, and named after Chatham, New York, the native home of a share of the first settlers.^[1] A variant name was Chatham Center.^[2] A post office called Chatham Centre was established in 1837, the name was changed to Chatham Center in 1893, and the post office closed in 1895.^[3] Besides the post office, Chatham had a country store, which opened around 1840.^[4]

Notable residents

Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

References

^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 26.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chatham, Medina County, Ohio
^ "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 575.

41°05′58″N 82°01′28″W / 41.09944°N 82.02444°W / 41.09944; -82.02444

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[1] Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 26.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chatham, Medina County, Ohio

[3] "Medina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[History-4] History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 575.

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