Editing Bainbridge Township, Ohio (section)

==Name and history==
[[File:Burton Ohio May 2015 05.jpg|thumb|upright|Bainbridge [[IGA (supermarkets)|IGA]] store, formerly at corner of [[Ohio State Route 306|Rt. 306]] and Chagrin Road]]
Named for Commodore [[William Bainbridge]], it is the only Bainbridge Township statewide.  The village of [[Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio|Bainbridge, Ohio]], is located in [[Ross County, Ohio|Ross County]], in Southern Ohio.

The first residents of Bainbridge were the McConougheys, who came from [[Blandford, Massachusetts]]. Many other settlers followed. In 1817, Bainbridge Township was established. The first housing subdivision, Lake Lucerne, opened in 1922. It is still one of the largest in Bainbridge.<ref>{{Cite web
 |title=Bainbridge Township - History 
 |access-date=2012-01-15 
 |url=http://bainbridgetwp.com/History.aspx 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111022957/http://www.bainbridgetwp.com/History.aspx 
 |archive-date=2011-11-11 
}}</ref>

The [[Geauga County Public Library]] opened a branch in Bainbridge in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Geauga County Public Library - Chardon Ohio OH - AmericanTowns.com
| access-date = 2012-01-15
| url = http://www.americantowns.com/oh/chardon/organization/geauga_county_public_library_3
}}</ref> Initially located in a small storefront, the Bainbridge Library was expanded considerably upon moving to a new building.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Bainbridge Library - Chagrin Falls, Ohio
| access-date = 2012-01-15
| url = http://ohio.educationbug.org/public-library/12202-bainbridge-library.html
}}</ref>