Ghent, Ohio

Ghent
Unincorporated community
Location of Ghent, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°9′30″N 81°38′12″W / 41.15833°N 81.63667°WCoordinates: 41°9′30″N 81°38′12″W / 41.15833°N 81.63667°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Summit
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	44333
Area code(s)	330/234
GNIS feature ID	1048779

Ghent /ˈdʒɛnt/ is an unincorporated community in central Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, United States. It lies in the area of Granger and Cleveland-Massillon roads, just north of the Ghent Road exit of Interstate 77. It is included in the Montrose-Ghent census-designated place.

Today, it has a number of local businesses such a gas station, restaurants, a bakery and dental office.

History

As early as 1815, the village of Ghent had several mills powered by Yellow Creek.^[1] Several families had settled at Ghent by 1818.^[2] A post office called Ghent was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1918.^[3] The community's name most likely commemorates the Treaty of Ghent.^[4]

References

1. Turzillo, Jane Ann (2001). Bath Township, Ohio. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7.
2. Perrin, William Henry (1881). History of Summit County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. Baskin & Battey. p. 623.
3. "Summit County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 51.