Bainbridge’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Bainbridge. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBainbridge Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States and is a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census the population was 12,893.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,267 to 9,242 (+183%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bainbridge yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Bainbridge’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bainbridge’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewDriapsa Centennial Farm, Potts Hi…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Bainbridge
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Bainbridge, decade by decade
2000
unknown1 item
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Driapsa Centennial Farm, Potts Hill European Community, 4511 Potts Hill Road and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.