Boston, Summit County, Ohio

Boston is an unincorporated community in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] An alternate name is Helltown.

National Park marker for Boston

History

The community takes its name from Boston Township.[2] The first settlement at Boston was made in 1820.[3] A sawmill was built at Boston in about 1821.[3] An early variant name was Boston Mills.[4] A post office called Boston was established in 1825, and remained in operation until 1957.[5]

In 1974, a significant portion of the area near Boston was added to what would become Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Owing to delays, several private homes and other buildings purchased by the US park service to be added to national park stood vacant for decades until demolished in 2016.[6]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boston, Summit County, Ohio
  2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 16.
  3. Perrin, William Henry (1881). History of Summit County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. Baskin & Battey. p. 542.
  4. Doyle, William B. (1908). Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 102.
  5. "Summit County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. "Does 'Helltown' Film Document Weird Happenings in Abandoned Ohio Town?". Snopes.com. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.


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