"N" Cities of Summit County

Northfield

Settled in 1807 by Isaac Bacon. He purchased 160 acres in 1806 and arrived in a covered wagon with his family in 1807. He was a Massachusetts native.

Cemetaries: All Saints Cemetary, Northfield-Macedonia Cemetary

Streams: Granny's Run

Historical Places: Wheelock

(The following is from Perrin's History of Summit County)

First log building in Northfield Center: an 1825 school house. First dwelling: Round-log house built by Hezekiah H. Palmer in 1832 . George Lillie built the second house and Lucien Bliss the third. 1833 saw Milton Arthur build a store-room with $500 worth of goods. B.F. Cannon also housed a small store but eventually sold this to Lucien and Hosea Bliss.

George Bishop, wealthy manufacturer, was born in Northfield.

Link to Poll book (first Election) of Northfield, May 1819.

Link to 1827 Householders of Northfield

North Canton

Cemetaries: Greensburg Cemetary

Places: Greensburg

New Portage-Located in West Akron.

North Springfield:

Located in East Akron.

Norton: Town 1 Range 12 of the Western Reserve

Peter Serfass and wife Eva came to Norton in 1838 and spent the remainder of their lives here.

Jacob Stohl was another early settler. He married Mariah Reemsnyder and they had 10 children.

Nathan Seiberling settled here in 1831 leaving many descendants in this area.

Henry VanHyning was probably the oldest white person in Norton. His will was the first ever recorded in Summit County. He lived to the age of 102 dying Dec 15, 1840.

The Shaws of Johnson Corners were another early Norton family.

Thomas and Rowena Young came here in early 1804.

Named for Birdseye Norton, one of the original owners of the township.

First birth was a child of Lyman Bates but the child did not live long.

First death was that of Patty O'Brien, aged 2 years, daughter of John O'Brien.

First elected officials: (1818)

Town clerk..........................................Joseph D. Humphrey

Trustees..............................................Abraham Van Hyning, Ezra Way, Charles Lyons

Supervisors of Highways......................Joseph Homes, Elisha Hinsdale, John Cahow

Justice of the Peace..............................Henry Van Hyning Sr

First grist mill built at Johnson's Corners by Thomas Johnson in approx. 1830.

Clark's Mill: built in 1837 and burned in 1879.

First Tannery was operated by Lebbens Hoskinson in 1830.

Northampton: Settled in 1802. Many histories I have read refer to counterfeiting operations that went on in the hills of Northampton.

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