Welshfield (also Troy, Troy Center, Troy Centre, or Wellsfield) is an unincorporated community in central Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio, United States.
History Welshfield was named for Jacob Welsh, a pioneer settler. Jacob Welsh helped build a local church and school in exchange for the naming rights. The community once had a post office that was established on February 23, 1838. When it was discontinued on December 30, 1958, the Burton office began to handle mail for Welshfield addresses.[ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report], Geographic Names Information System, August 17, 1992. Accessed 2008-03-24.
Geography It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 422 and State Route 700, east of the Cuyahoga River and east of the LaDue Reservoir.DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 42. . Its elevation is 1,234 feet (376 m).
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