Ohio inventions and firsts · First · 1806
Geauga County organized as the second county of the Western Reserve
Geauga County was established on March 1, 1806, the second county in the Connecticut Western Reserve. The first settlement came at Burton in 1798, when three families arrived from Connecticut.
At a glance
- Year
- 1806
- Place
- Chardon, Geauga County ZIP 44024 · Chardon · Geauga County
Why it matters
Settlement of the Western Reserve's early interior, later known for maple and Amish communities.
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.