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Area: 7.5 square miles in Cuyahoga County
Population: 3500
Location: 14 miles East of Cleveland
Education: Orange
City Schools &
Chagrin Falls Schools
Community Link:
Moreland Hills
General Characteristics: Moreland
Hills is a beautiful community with many stately
homes on two or more acres. You’ll find a mix of
older homes and new construction. Two areas one may
look for outdoor recreation would be the Cleveland
MetroParks South Chagrin Reservation. Plenty of
hiking, horseback riding, and fishing can be found
along the shores of the Chagrin River. For a private
Country Club there is the Chagrin Valley Country
Club complete with golf, tennis and pool.
Information: Village Office, 4350 Som Center
Road
Moreland Hills, OH 44022 440-248-1188
Moreland Hills History: The
Village of Moreland Hills is bounded on the north by
Hunting Valley and Pepper Pike, on the south by
Solon and Bentleyville, on the cast by Chagrin
Falls, and on the west by Orange Village, Moreland
Hills is one of 7 communities that were formed out
of the original Orange Twp, which was established in
1820. The village was incorporated on 9 Sept. 1929,
and a village charter was adopted on 7 Nov. 1972,
defining the municipal corporation with a
mayor-council form of government.
Settlement began in 1815 in the areas where the road
that became Ohio Rt. 87 crosses the Chagrin River.
The families of Serenus Burnett, C. L. Jackson, and
Seth Mapes were among the early settlers. In 1837,
James A. Garfield, second son of Abram Garfield and
20th president of the U.S., was born in a log cabin
near SOM Center and Jackson roads.
During the 19th century, Orange Twp. was known for
its steam sawmills, cheese factories, and productive
farms. Beginning in 1897, the Cleveland-Chagrin
Falls Railway contributed to the suburban
development of Moreland Hills, bringing residents
back and forth to employment in Cleveland, and
visitors to an amusement park built by John Stoneman
and to the adjoining Crystal Lake. The village began
to change from a predominantly residential suburb
with the subdivision of homesites in 1935 by
real-estate developer Robert L. Stem.
The population in 1930 was 141; in 1940, it was 561.
By 1956, it had risen to 1,700, and in 1980 it stood
at 3,083. The children of Moreland Hills attend
school in the Orange School District or in the
Chagrin Falls School District. In addition to
containing recreational facilities, churches,
service clubs, polo fields, and riding trails,
Moreland Hills is the location of Hiram House Camp.
The South Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland
Metroparks System runs through the village along the
Chagrin Valley. Abram Garfield Farm site Park
commemorates the birthplace of President Garfield. |
