Middlefield

Village · Geauga County · 2,748 residents · 1.25% municipal income tax

Geauga County

Local events in Middlefield

65 events in the next 90 days from 3 public calendars. All local events in Middlefield

  1. Fire Station Costume Contest & Refreshments

    7:30 to 9 p.m. · Middlefield Fire Station · From Village of Middlefield

  2. Preschool Storytime

    10 to 10:30 a.m. · Middlefield Branch · From Geauga County Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

How Middlefield began

Middlefield village grew from the 1799 settlement of Isaac and James Thompson and was originally called Batavia before being renamed for its position midway between Painesville and Warren; it incorporated in 1901. The village is the commercial center of the world's fourth-largest Amish settlement, though few Amish live within its limits, and today draws more than 80 percent of its income tax from industrial and commercial business -- Geauga County's industrial capital. Middlefield grew from 640 residents in 1910 to 2,748 by 2020.

Settled 1799 (Isaac and James Thompson), incorporated 1901, by Isaac and James Thompson, first settlers; originally named Batavia.

Where the name comes from

Originally called Batavia, the village was renamed Middlefield because it sat midway between Painesville and Warren.

Before the town

No Native American village, trail, or site specific to Middlefield is documented in the sources consulted.

Timeline

  1. — Isaac and James Thompson settle the site that becomes Middlefield, then known as Batavia; Isaac builds a tavern on the "Old Girdled Road" near what becomes the village burying-ground.
  2. — "Uncle Silas" Young, a Quaker, builds the settlement's first saw-mill on Swine Creek, said to be the first framed building in the township.
  3. — Civil organization unites Middlefield with Huntsburg as a single township named Batavia.
  4. — James Thompson, son of first settler Isaac Thompson, dies October 15 at age ninety-eight on the homestead his father made, having been twice married and the father of fifteen children.
  5. — The Johnson Pail Company is founded, an early manufacturer in the village.
  6. — Middlefield incorporates as a village.
  7. — The Batavia House, at 14979 South State Street, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16.
  8. — The village's population is recorded at 640.
  9. — The first clash over Ohio's mandatory school-attendance law occurs in Geauga County when three Amish fathers are fined for not sending their children to ninth grade.
  10. — U.S. Census records 2,748 residents in Middlefield village, which by this time draws more than 80 percent of its income tax from industrial and commercial business and sits at the center of the world's fourth-largest Amish settlement.

Stories

A settlement founded in 1886, fourth-largest in the world

The Amish community centered on Middlefield was established in 1886, decades after Ohio's oldest and largest Amish settlement in Holmes County, founded in 1808. It grew steadily through the twentieth century -- a 1973 photograph of young Amish men in Middlefield shows a community already well established -- and by 2020 the county's Amish population was estimated at about 9,549 adherents, part of a wider Geauga settlement of roughly 19,420 members by 2021, making it the fourth-largest Amish settlement in the world. Very few Amish live within Middlefield's own village limits, but the village is their commercial hub, and the settlement's presence has shaped the area since at least 1914, when three Amish fathers were fined in one of Ohio's earliest legal clashes over mandatory school attendance beyond eighth grade.

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org · en.wikipedia.org

Historic places

1 place in Middlefield on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Batavia HouseBuilding · Middlefield · listed 1987
    Address
    14979 S. State St.
    Where
    Middlefield, Geauga County · ZIP 44062
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1987
    NRIS reference number
    87001213
    Coordinates
    41.46102, -81.07250

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

Every historic place in Geauga County on the full map

Water

Mostly private wells The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Middlefield's boundary: 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 5 public schools, 3 libraries, 1 museum, 1 police station, 1 public charging site, 12 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 4 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Nursing homes (1)

  1. Ohman Family Living at Briar5 of 5 stars · Middlefield
    Address
    15950 Pierce St, Middlefield, OH 44062
    Certified beds
    96
    Residents on an average day
    92
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 632-5241
    Medicare ID
    365937

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (1)

  1. Middlefield Fire Department Station 1Middlefield
    Address
    14870 North State Avenue, Middlefield, OH 44062
    Coordinates
    41.46359, -81.07379

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Public schools (5)

  1. ACE Community AcademyMiddlefield
    Address
    14785 Thompson Ave, Middlefield, OH 44062
    NCES school ID
    391006310899
  2. Cardinal Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Middlefield
    Address
    16175 Almeda Dr, Middlefield, OH 44062
    School district
    Cardinal Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    266
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    22.75
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    76.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    017178
    NCES school ID
    390471702692
  3. Cardinal Huskie Virtual SchoolMiddlefield
    Address
    15982 E High St, Middlefield, OH 44062
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    0
    NCES school ID
    390471706123
  4. Cardinal Jr/Sr High School4 of 5 stars · Middlefield
    Address
    14785 Thompson Ave, Middlefield, OH 44062
    School district
    Cardinal Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    241
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16.2
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    76.6%
    Four-year graduation rate
    96.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    004853
    NCES school ID
    390471702786
  5. Cardinal Middle SchoolMiddlefield
    Address
    16175 Almeda Dr., Middlefield, OH 44062
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    249
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17.86
    NCES school ID
    390471702785

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.

Public libraries (3)

  1. Geauga County Public Library (Middlefield)Bookmobile stop · Middlefield
    Address
    16167 E High St, Middlefield, OH 44062
    What it is
    Bookmobile stop
    Library system
    Geauga County Public Library
    Open
    1,040 hours a year, 52 weeks
    System's visits, FY2024
    620,568
    System's loans, FY2024
    3,017,332
    People the system serves
    85,791
    Phone
    (440) 632-9496
  2. Geauga County Public Library Bs2Bookmobile stop · Middlefield
    Address
    16167 E High St, Middlefield, OH 44062
    What it is
    Bookmobile stop
    Library system
    Geauga County Public Library
    Open
    208 hours a year, 52 weeks
    System's visits, FY2024
    620,568
    System's loans, FY2024
    3,017,332
    People the system serves
    85,791
    Phone
    (440) 632-9496
  3. Middlefield BranchBranch · Middlefield
    Address
    16167 E. High St., Middlefield, OH 44062
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Geauga County Public Library
    Open
    3,536 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    25,333 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    620,568
    System's loans, FY2024
    3,017,332
    People the system serves
    85,791
    Phone
    (440) 632-1961

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)

  1. Middlefield Historical SocietyHistorical society · Middlefield
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Middlefield
    Coordinates
    41.46078, -81.07279

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (1)

  1. Middlefield Police DepartmentMiddlefield
    Address
    14860 North State Avenue, Middlefield, OH 44062
    Coordinates
    41.46377, -81.07406

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Public EV charging (1)

  1. SPERRY LN SPERRY 12 Level 2 · Middlefield
    Address
    15891 Sperry Rd, Middlefield, OH 44062
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (12)

  1. 15332 Old State Road Properties Middlefield WarehouseToxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    15332 Old State Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44062GGCMP15332
    EPA registry ID
    110000385761
  2. Chem Tech Plant 2Toxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    16633 Kinsman Rd, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4406WCHMTC16633
    EPA registry ID
    110071722035
  3. Chem Technologies Ltd.Toxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    14875 Bonner Dr, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44062CHMTC14875
    EPA registry ID
    110006538853
  4. Gold Key Processing LtdToxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    14910 Madison Rd, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44062GLDKY14910
    EPA registry ID
    110015680299
  5. Johnson Rubber CompanyToxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    16025 Johnson Street, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44062JHNSN16025
    EPA registry ID
    110000385770
  6. Kraftmaid Cabinetry Inc Plant 1Toxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    16052 Industrial Pky, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44062KRFTM16052
    EPA registry ID
    110000385789
  7. Masco Cabinetry Middlefield Llc Plant 2Toxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    15535 S State St, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44062MLLNG15535
    EPA registry ID
    110000741797
  8. Oldcastle MiddlefieldToxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    16125 Industrial Pkwy, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4406WLDCST16125
    EPA registry ID
    110071955587
  9. Polychem Dispersions IncToxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    16066 Indl. Pky., Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44062PLYCH16066
    EPA registry ID
    110000385805
  10. Tarkett Usa Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    16035 Industrial Parkway, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44062JHNSN1635I
    EPA registry ID
    110009662855
  11. Tarkett Usa Inc. (0228000289)Toxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    16035 Industrial Parkway, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4406WTRKTT1635I
    EPA registry ID
    110070379547
  12. Universal Plastics - Middlefield (0228000127)Toxics Release Inventory · Middlefield
    Address
    15285 South State Road, Middlefield, OH 44062
    County
    Geauga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44062SJRPL15285
    EPA registry ID
    110002455405

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 (4)

  1. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2024-02-01 · Middlefield
    Reported
    2024-02-01
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Where
    Middlefield, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2402EPA0000175
  2. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-01-25 · Middlefield Twp
    Reported
    2023-01-25
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Middlefield Twp, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2301EPA0000125
  3. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-08-01 · Middlefield
    Reported
    2022-08-01
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    40 gallons
    Where
    Middlefield, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2208EPA0001164
  4. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2026-04-09 · Middlefield
    Reported
    2026-04-09
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Largest amount reported
    200 gallons
    Where
    Middlefield, Geauga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2604EPA0000600

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 Middlefield, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

The ZIP codes serving Middlefield
ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44062 Middlefield Township and Middlefield 18% 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 Middlefield, 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.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 Issue: Renewal Middlefield Village 2.0 mills - Police (2.0 mills, renewal) 978526Passed (65.03% for), unofficial
2022-11-08 Issue: 1.45 mills Renewal - EMS (1.45 mills, renewal) 891233Passed (79.27% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2024-03-19 Member of County Central Committee (DEM primary) Anita Marlowe (DEM) 44, 100.0%
2024-03-19 Member of County Central Committee (DEM primary) Ronald W. Wiech (DEM) 28, 66.67%; J. Samuel Morrow (DEM) 14, 33.33%

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.
  • OP&F Examination, 2024, released 2026-05-14

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Middlefield, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.53 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
31.7 in
6.9 in below normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
60.4 in
a normal year brings 81.6 in
a normal year
46.5 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.53 — 29
September 2026 2.84 — 30
August 2026 4.28 — 31
July 2026 2.29 — 31
June 2026 2.50 — 30
May 2026 3.95 — 31
April 2026 5.89 0.1 30
March 2026 3.79 6.7 31
February 2026 1.07 13.7 28
January 2026 3.59 39.8 31
December 2025 3.81 20.2 31
November 2025 3.14 12.2 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 67.1 in
Driest year1963 — 27.2 in
Snowiest year2010 — 128.9 in
Wettest day on record28 July 2014 — 5.03 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day9 March 2018 — 14.02 in
Deepest snow on the ground14 November 1996 — 25.52 in

Mostly estimated. Only 11% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Middlefield - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.

48,877 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Middlefield: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
35
those placed on the map inside Middlefield
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste11
Air pollution7
Wastewater and stormwater discharge5
Site assessment3
State water loans3
Underground injection wells2
Cessation Of Regulated Operations1
Contaminated-site cleanup1
State sewer loans1
Wetland and stream fill1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
TARKETT USA INC DBA JOHNSONITE RUBBER CO Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
HC COMPANIES INC Air pollution permit
UNIVERSAL PLASTICS - MIDDLEFIELD Air pollution permit
15332 OLD STATE ROAD PROPERTIES MIDDLEFIELD WAREHOUSE Underground injection wells monitoring results
UNIVERSAL PLASTICS-SAJAR MOLDING SERVICES INC Air pollution notice of violation
MIDDLEFIELD WWTP State sewer loans
TARKETT USA INC DBA JOHNSONITE RUBBER CO Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
HC COMPANIES INC Air pollution permit
HC COMPANIES INC Air pollution permit
15332 OLD STATE ROAD PROPERTIES MIDDLEFIELD WAREHOUSE Underground injection wells violation resolved
HC COMPANIES INC Air pollution report
UNIVERSAL PLASTICS-SAJAR MOLDING SERVICES INC Air pollution report
15332 OLD STATE ROAD PROPERTIES MIDDLEFIELD WAREHOUSE Underground injection wells notice of violation
MIDDLEFIELD WWTP State sewer loans
UNIVERSAL PLASTICS-SAJAR MOLDING SERVICES INC Air pollution director's orders
UNIVERSAL PLASTICS-SAJAR MOLDING SERVICES INC. Air pollution director's orders
MIDDLEFIELD WWTP State sewer loans
MIDDLEFIELD WWTP State sewer loans
HERITAGE POINTE SUBDIVISION NO1 Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
TARKETT DISTRIBUTION CTR Cessation Of Regulated Operations notice of violation
15332 OLD STATE ROAD PROPERTIES MIDDLEFIELD WAREHOUSE Underground injection wells inspection
CIRCLE K STORE MIDDLEFIELD OH (KINSMAN RD) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
TARKETT USA INC DBA JOHNSONITE RUBBER CO Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
15332 OLD STATE ROAD PROPERTIES MIDDLEFIELD WAREHOUSE Underground injection wells notice of violation
MIDDLEFIELD WWTP State sewer loans

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Middlefield, Ohio in?

Middlefield is a village in Geauga County, Ohio, with 2,748 residents.

When was Middlefield, Ohio founded?

Middlefield was settled 1799 (Isaac and James Thompson); incorporated 1901. Founders on record: Isaac and James Thompson, first settlers; originally named Batavia. Source

How did Middlefield, Ohio get its name?

Originally called Batavia, the village was renamed Middlefield because it sat midway between Painesville and Warren. Source

What ZIP code is Middlefield, Ohio?

Most of Middlefield is in ZIP code 44062.

Where does Middlefield, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Middlefield (Middlefield Village): Mostly private wells.

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