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Mayfield Township

Mayfield Township, when originally surveyed, was known as Township 8 in Range 10 of the Connecticut New Western Reserve. The governmental body was formed in 1820. What was the township contains cities of Gates Mills, Highland Heights, Mayfield Village, Mayfield Heights, and part of Lyndhurst. (Information from Wikipedia)

• Excerpt from Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve by Women's Committee of Western Reserve Historical Society, 1896, transcribed by Betty Ralph.
• Mayfield Township History from History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio compiled by Crisfield Johnson, 1879. (off site at Ohio AHGP)
• "History of Mayfield Township, OH" from A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland by William R. Coates (off-site at Ray's Place)