, ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁extending ▁into ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Aur ora ▁in ▁W aus h ara ▁County . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁Nathan ▁H . ▁Str ong ▁( 1 8 1 3 – 1 8 5 2 ) ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁resident ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁Berlin . ▁He ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁Hugh ▁G . ▁Martin , ▁Hir am ▁Bar nes , ▁and ▁William ▁Dic key . ▁Their ▁settlement ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Str ong ' s ▁Land ing . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁established . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁Berlin ▁after ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Pr uss ia , ▁now ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Germany . ▁The ▁first ▁school ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁Berlin ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁Pr on unci ation ▁Area ▁residents ▁put ▁the ▁acc ent ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁sy ll able ▁of ▁Berlin ▁ ▁rather ▁than ▁on ▁the ▁second . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁in ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁anti - G erman ▁sentiment ▁that ▁swe pt ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁acc ent ▁was ▁previously ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁sy ll able . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Berlin ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 4 3 . 9 6 9 7 3 2 , ▁− 8 8 . 9 4 8 7 1 7 ). ▁The ▁Fox ▁River ▁runs