Local events in Burton Township, Geauga County
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How Burton Township, Geauga County began
Burton Township surrounds the village of Burton, the site of the first permanent settlement in what became Geauga County, made in July 1798 by three Connecticut families. The township's own genuine National Register listings sit within the incorporated village at its center rather than in the surrounding countryside; Pleasant Hill Cemetery, in the township outside the village, is the burial place of at least one Revolutionary War soldier remembered in neighboring Newbury Township's own history. Burton Township had 2,959 residents in 2020.
Settled July 1798, incorporated 1806-03-06 (civil township created by the Geauga County commissioners), by Titus Street, Turhand Kirtland, William Law, Benjamin Doolittle and Mr. Barnes, proprietors, who sent a working party and settlers in 1798.
Where the name comes from
Not recorded; see the Burton (village) record for the village's own history.
Before the town
The 1879 county history records a Native American village or camp on the low, sheltered ground south of Burton square (within the present incorporated village, at the west end of the bridge over the eastern branch of the Cuyahoga), reoccupied around 1799 after an earlier absence, with an associated burying-ground indicating a settled presence. The source states plainly that no effort was made at the time to learn what nation these people belonged to; one informant, Linus Brooks, called them "Tonawandas," suggesting origins near Buffalo, New York, but no other source confirms a name. "Big Deer" is named as a leading man among them, and a man named George Vincent is separately recalled. The source also repeats, as legend, an account of a small band that returned to the area after the War of 1812 and was killed by settlers -- the same story told, with different names attached, in the county history's Middlefield and Troy Township chapters.
- Native village and burying-ground south of Burton square (village) — south of Burton square, near the west end of the bridge over the eastern branch of the Cuyahoga River, reoccupied c. 1799, per the 1879 county history (archive.org)
Timeline
- — A party of proprietors and hired workers -- fourteen or fifteen men -- travels by boat from Schenectady via the Mohawk, Oneida, and Niagara rivers and Lake Erie to reach Burton and begin clearing the square.
- — In July, Thomas Umberfield, Isaac Fowler, and Amariah Beard and their families make the first permanent settlement in what becomes Geauga County, at Burton; Mrs. Umberfield, a niece of proprietor William Law, is remembered as the first white woman to set foot in the township and was promised one hundred sixty acres of land for the hardship.
- — Lottie Umberfield, daughter of Thomas and his wife, is born at Burton in the spring, recorded as the first birth in the territory that becomes Geauga and Lake counties.
- — Ephraim Clark, a millwright, and his family arrive in the spring and Colonel Jedediah Beard about the same time; the Beard grist mill, a log structure, is built that summer and fall (the 1879 history notes an informant who dates it 1800), since the nearest mills were at Youngstown and south of Cleveland.
- — Isaac Fowler returns from Connecticut with his bride Aseneth Hopson in May 1799 and sinks large troughs for vats, opening the first tannery in the county, and probably on the Reserve; the winter of 1799-1800 leaves the colonists short of provisions.
- — The first wedding in Burton takes place on June 30, solemnized by Judge Kirtland, who came from Poland, Ohio.
- — Elgah Hayes, attending Burton's second school by the creek west of the square, recalls young Native people throwing stones and clubs at the school-house, driven off by schoolmistress Charity Hopson.
- — The state legislature incorporates the Erie Literary Society in April, which proprietors, including William Law, who gave 1,130 acres, use to found an academy at Burton.
- — John Ford, a carpenter from Cheshire, Massachusetts, raises the frame of the old academy on his first visit (Hickox dates it 1805); the same year the Burton settlers rebuild the east end of the bridge over the Cuyahoga's east branch.
- — At its first recorded order, at New Market between Painesville and Fairport, the Geauga County commissioners create the civil township of Burton from the original Middlefield district; the first election is held at the academy in April, with Samuel Hopson as town clerk.
- — The academy building, unfinished for two or three years, is destroyed by fire; it is rebuilt in 1817 and opens as a school under David L. Coe in May 1820, with the theological institute of the Grand River and Portage presbyteries placed there.
- — Chester is detached from Burton (Bainbridge, Troy and Parkman followed in 1820).
- — The academy building is burned again, by malice or wanton mischief according to the 1879 history.
- — U.S. Census records 2,959 residents in Burton Township.
Stories
Mosquito sleds and fifty promised acres
The township belonged to proprietors Titus Street, Turhand Kirtland, William Law, Benjamin Doolittle and a Mr. Barnes, who sent their own party in the spring of 1798: fourteen or fifteen men who met at Schenectady, went up the Mohawk in boats, passed through Oneida Lake, the Genesee and Lake Ontario, carried around Niagara Falls, and coasted Lake Erie. Seven of them started at the Pennsylvania line to cut a road to the Cuyahoga mouth, driving two yoke of oxen and two or three cows along the old Indian trail on the beach. The three families, Umberfield's, Fowler's and Beard's, came in open boats from Washington County, New York; as an inducement, each woman was promised fifty acres of land anywhere in the township, and Burton tradition says Mrs. Umberfield, niece of Mr. Law, received 160. At the mouth of Grand River the men built a bark shelter for the women and children, blazed and underbrushed a road to Burton, and hauled the families and goods on 'mosquito sleds' to their houseless woods, where the women, on first arrival, wept at the piled logs and dead trees. They reached Burton about the end of July and began clearing the square.
The academy that burned twice
Burton's early proprietors meant it to be a place of learning. In April 1803 the legislature incorporated the Erie Literary Society, which obtained William Law's gift of 1,130 acres (to revert if the college were ever moved from Burton) and raised money for an academy. The frame was raised by the carpenter John Ford in 1804 or 1805, but the building was not finished for two or three years, and it was destroyed by fire in 1810. It was rebuilt in 1817, and in May 1820 a school opened in it under David L. Coe, a Williams graduate, which ran under the charter until 1834; Judge Peter Hitchcock was among its early teachers. Presbyteries on the Reserve placed indigent young men training for the ministry there from 1820, and in 1822 the Grand River and Portage presbyteries planned a theological institute on the Reserve based on the academy. The building was burned again in 1840, 'by malice, or inspired by wanton mischief,' in the words of the 1879 county history.
Local history sources: archive.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · newburyohio.com
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Burton Village79% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Middlefield Village14% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Scranton Woods5% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Middlefield Mobile Home Park2% of residentsGroundwater wells (11 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Burton Township, Geauga County's boundary: 1 college, 4 public schools, 3 private schools, 2 poor-rated bridges, 4 museums, 1 Superfund site, 3 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 5 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Colleges (1)
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Kent State University at GeaugaRegional campus of a public university · Burton
- What it is
- Regional campus of a public university
- City
- Burton
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 3,531
- Tuition and fees, in state
- $7,272
- Tuition and fees, out of state
- $16,744
- Graduation rate
- 25% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 211)
- IPEDS unit ID
- 203526
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes.
Public schools (4)
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Berkshire Early Childhood CenterBurton
- Address
- 14111 Claridon Troy Road, Burton, OH 44021
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 3
- NCES school ID
- 390471610884
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Berkshire Elementary3 of 5 stars · Burton
- Address
- 14155 Claridon Troy Rd, Burton, OH 44021
- School district
- Berkshire Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 526
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 25.9
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 79.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 015327
- NCES school ID
- 390471605861
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Berkshire High School4.5 of 5 stars · Burton
- Address
- 14155 Claridon Troy Rd # 14155, Burton, OH 44021
- School district
- Berkshire Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 445
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 19.9
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 83%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 98.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 002436
- NCES school ID
- 390471602780
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Berkshire Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Burton
- Address
- 14155 Claridon Troy Rd, Burton, OH 44021
- School district
- Berkshire Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 396
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 19.68
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 76.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 004366
- NCES school ID
- 390471602781
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Private schools (3)
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Georgia RoadPrivate, religious, independent · Middlefield
- Address
- 15067 Georgia Rd, Middlefield, OH 44062
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 32
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Phone
- (440) 904-0738
- NCES private school ID
- A1302328
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Meadow GlowPrivate, religious, independent · Burton
- Address
- 14400 Burton Windsor Rd, Burton, OH 44021
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 25
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 12.5
- NCES private school ID
- A2302154
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Meadow Glow Amish Parochial SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Burton
- Address
- 14179 Burton Windsor Rd, Burton, OH 44021
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 25
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 12.5
- Phone
- (440) 834-1691
- NCES private school ID
- A1302395
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Bridges rated poor (2)
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SR 87 over Hopsons Crk .96 M W 168Poor · built 1956
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1956
- Length
- 20 ft
- Owner
- State
- Vehicles a day
- 8,061
- Coordinates
- 41.47081, -81.16352
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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SR 87 over W Br Cuy Riv 0.78 M E 44Poor · built 1956
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1956
- Length
- 39 ft
- Owner
- State
- Vehicles a day
- 8,061
- Coordinates
- 41.47081, -81.17844
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (4)
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Berkshire High School Athletic Hall Of FameMuseum · Burton
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Burton
- Coordinates
- 41.44822, -81.15275
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Century Village And MuseumMuseum · Burton
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Burton
- Coordinates
- 41.44822, -81.15275
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Geauga County Historical SocietyHistorical society · Burton
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Burton
- Coordinates
- 41.44822, -81.15275
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Historical Engine SocietyHistorical society · Burton
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Burton
- Coordinates
- 41.44822, -81.15275
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Superfund sites (1)
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Claridin-Troy Road Mercury SpillSuperfund program · Burton
- Address
- 13990 Claridin-Troy Road, Burton, OH 44021
- County
- Geauga County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000508894
- EPA registry ID
- 110015585375
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (3)
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Excel Polymers LlcToxics Release Inventory · Burton
- Address
- 14330 Kinsman Rd, Burton, OH 44021
- County
- Geauga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44021BRTNR14330
- EPA registry ID
- 110004590979
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Multi Wing America IncToxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
- Address
- 15030 Berkshire Industrial Parkway, Middlefield, OH 44062
- County
- Geauga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 4406WMLTWN153BE
- EPA registry ID
- 110009662560
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Timmons, Jim, Field Ge80-52Toxics Release Inventory · Burton
- Address
- 14160 Hale Rd, Burton, OH 44021
- County
- Geauga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- TRI_OFFSITE_2081
- EPA registry ID
- 110070690325
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (5)
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Sodium Hydroxide (Naoh) / Caustic Soda / Lye2025-02-08 · Burton Twp
- Reported
- 2025-02-08
- What spilled
- Sodium Hydroxide (Naoh) / Caustic Soda / Lye
- Where
- Burton Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000168
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-12-02 · Burton Twp
- Reported
- 2023-12-02
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Burton Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2312EPA0002006
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bentonite / Drilling Mud Reached water2022-08-15 · Burton Twp
- Reported
- 2022-08-15
- What spilled
- Bentonite / Drilling Mud
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Burton Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2208EPA0001244
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos) Reached water2022-03-03 · Burton Twp
- Reported
- 2022-03-03
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Burton Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2203EPA0000267
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2021-10-12 · Burton Twp
- Reported
- 2021-10-12
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Burton Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2110EPA0001611
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Burton Township, Geauga County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44021 Burton Township and Burton | 40% | Mostly private wells | 3.0 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1964 | Berkshire Local · 4 stars overall | 4.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44062 Middlefield Township and Middlefield | 3% | Mostly private wells | 3.6 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1985 | Cardinal Local · 3.5 stars overall | 0.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Burton Township, Geauga County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 2 of 2 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: Renewal Burton Township 1.25 mills - Fire and EMS (1.25 mills, renewal) | 922 | 439 | Passed (67.74% for), unofficial |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: 1 mill Replacement - Fire and EMS (1.0 mills, replacement) | 804 | 308 | Passed (72.3% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-19 | Member of County Central Committee (DEM primary) | Ian Loel McClellan (DEM) 30, 100.0% |
| 2024-03-19 | Member of County Central Committee (DEM primary) | James Mekeel (DEM) 23, 100.0% |
| 2024-03-19 | Member of County Central Committee (DEM primary) | Write-in (DEM) 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-07-21
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-09-17
The county
Geauga County: 11 ZIP codes, 20 cities, villages and townships, 89,999 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Burton Township, Ohio in?
Burton Township, Geauga County is a township in Geauga County, Ohio, with 2,959 residents.
When was Burton Township, Ohio founded?
Burton Township, Geauga County was settled July 1798; incorporated 1806-03-06 (civil township created by the Geauga County commissioners). Founders on record: Titus Street, Turhand Kirtland, William Law, Benjamin Doolittle and Mr. Barnes, proprietors, who sent a working party and settlers in 1798. Source
How did Burton Township, Ohio get its name?
Not recorded; see the Burton (village) record for the village's own history. Source
What ZIP code is Burton Township, Ohio?
Burton Township, Geauga County is served by ZIP codes 44021 and 44062; 44021 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Burton Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Burton Township, Geauga County (Burton Village): Mostly private wells.
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