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History · Holmesville

Holmesville dates to 1836, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1915 on and the census since 1870.

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Quick answers

How Holmesville began

When was Holmesville founded?

1836

Holmesville dates its founding to 1836 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1870.

First census: 299 in 18702020 census: 371190 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1837.

What stands out about Holmesville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Holmesville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Holmesville’s homes were built before 1945.On the map since 19155 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1994. Watch Holmesville change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1836: 190 years of Holmesville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Holmesville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Holmesville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Holmesville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Holmesville is a village in Holmes County, Ohio, United States, along Killbuck Creek. The population was 371 at the 2020 census. Holmesville was platted in 1836, and named for its location with Holmes County.

Holmesville was established in 1836. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 372 in 2010, 371 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the map

Holmesville on the map, 1915 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Holmesville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Holmesville on the 1915 USGS mapHolmesville on the 1943 USGS mapHolmesville on the 1961 USGS mapHolmesville on the 1974 USGS mapHolmesville on the 1994 USGS map1915Millersburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Holmesville.

Timeline

Holmesville, 1836 to 1915

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1836
    FoundingHolmesville is established
  3. 1837Post officeThe Holmesville post office opens
  4. 1880Born hereEmma P. Carr is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1901Born hereWilliam Moore McCulloch is born here
  7. 1915On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Holmesville, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio Trustees Office and Public Library2016Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio Trustees Office…Holmesville, Ohio Post Office2016Holmesville, Ohio Post OfficeHolmesville, Ohio Church of Christ2016Holmesville, Ohio Church of ChristMap of Holmes County Ohio Highlighting Holmesville Village2015Map of Holmes County Ohio Highlighting Holmesville Vi…MapDetailed map of2009Detailed map ofMapOHMap-doton-Holmesville2004OHMap-doton-Holmesville
People over time

Holmesville, census by census

010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 436

Between 299 and 436 people in every census since 1870.

15 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Holmesville’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Holmesville

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Emma P. CarrAmerican spectroscopist and chemical educator · b. 1880
William Moore McCullochAmerican politician · b. 1901

Questions about Holmesville’s history

What year was Holmesville founded?

In 1836, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Holmesville’s post office opened in 1837, and the census of 1870 counted 299 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.