TOWNS
The Holmes County Courthouse is located at 1 East Jackson Street, Millersburg, OH 44654; phone: 330-674-1876.
The county is believed to have the highest concentration of Amish population in the U.S. Amish comprise approximately half of the county population.
Beginnings [1]
Established in 1824, Holmes County was predominantly agricultural throughout the 19th century. The 1880 census revealed over 95% of its 267,000 acres as part of active farms. Railroads in the county developed rather late and industry never really developed in the 19th century. Around the turn of the century a large oil boom interrupted the county's agricultural orientation.
HISTORIC SITES