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Summit County:
Named for: Highest point along the Erie-Ohio Canal.
Established: by an act of congress March 3, 1840.
Summit County's 175th Anniversary was March 3, 2015!
Parent Counties: Medina,
Portage and
Stark.
SURROUNDED BY:
NORTH - Cuyahoga County
EAST - Portage
EAST SOUTHEAST - Stark County
WEST SOUTHWEST - Wayne County
WEST NORTHWEST - Medina,
Land Area: 412.8 Square Miles
County Seat: Akron City
Summit County is located in the northeast portion of the State. Interstate Highways 76 and 80, US Rout 224, and State Routes 18, 82, 162, 261, 303, and 619 cross the county east and west, and interstate Highways 77, and 271, and State Routes 8, 21, 91, 93, and 241, run north and south. The Cuyahoga, Tuscarawas, and Rocky Rivers flow through Summit County.
Known as the "Rubber Capital of the World," Akron in Summit County is recognized as the world leader in polymer research. The University of Akron's Institute of Polymer Science is internationally acclaimed. The Goodyear and B. F. Goodrich both have rubber and Tire plants in Akron.
Industrialists Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, Ohio Columbus Barber, Ferdinand Schumacher, Frank Seiberling, and Harvey Samuel Firestone, as well as abolitionist John Brown, were all residents of the county.
| Earliest Available Dates of Vital Records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | Marriage | Death | Land | Probate | Court |
| 1866 | 1840 | 1870 | 1840 | 1839 | 1840 |
The Summit County Bicentennial Barn
LOCATION: 3742 Hudson Drive, in Stow. Visible from Ohio 8, north of Graham Road, and contains the Hawkins Machine Co.
FACTS: Owned by Adrienne Chambers, this red barn has contained the Hawkins Machine Co. since 1947. Completed June 21, 2002, it was the sixth of 17 barns to be painted in the 2002 season.
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The Summit County OHGenWeb website was created, expanded and maintained by Mary Ann Hetrick.
We would like to thank her, for her long dedication to the Summit County OHGenWeb pages over the years.
Page last updated July 2025