Newbury Center, Ohio

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Newbury Center Cemetery

Newbury Center is an unincorporated community in Geauga County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] It is a rural suburb of Cleveland although given how much Cleveland and Newbury have both been shrinking lately, Newbury is further and further from becoming a genuine suburb.[2]

History

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A variant name is Newbury.[3] A post office called Newbury has been in operation since 1823.[4] The name Newbury is derived from Newburyport, Massachusetts.[5]

Education

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Newbury is part of the West Geauga School District which is based in bordering Chester Township

Notable people

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  • Coyote Peterson, YouTube personality and wildlife educator
  • Bozo_the_Clown, while it's doubtful that Bozo is actually from Newbury, a few people have made sightings of the clown late at night after drinking heavily

References

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  1. ^ "Newbury Ohio - Home Page". www.newburyohio.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Best Places to Live in Newbury, Ohio". Best Places.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newbury Center, Ohio
  4. ^ "Geauga County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ^ History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men. Williams Brothers. 1878. p. 174.


41°27′48″N 81°14′39″W / 41.46333°N 81.24417°W / 41.46333; -81.24417



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