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Millersburg, Ohio

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hardy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44654. It stands on Sapps Run. The Survey maps it on the Millersburg quadrangle. 3,151 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 899 feet above sea level.

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Millersburg within Holmes County

Population over time

2 figures

Millersburg grew from 3,025 to 3,151 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	3,025
2020	3,151	+126 (+4%)

Then and now

1915 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Millersburg, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet of Millersburg, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires nearby

29 since 2004

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Millersburg between 2004 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6
Recreation and ceremony	3
Smoking	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Equipment and vehicle use	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 May 2018	Power generation/transmission/distribution	5.0 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	12567
10 May 2005	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	not named
6 April 2016	Power generation/transmission/distribution	2.0 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	4189
27 April 2014	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	not named
16 April 2005	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	not named
11 April 2005	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	TR 128
1 April 2014	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	not named
7 March 2016	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	3607

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Holmes County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 227 shown

Museums hold 227 specimens collected within 10 miles of Millersburg between 1890 and 1974: 188 Animalia, 36 Plantae, 3 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Selby, A. P. Morgan, C. Triplehorn and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Uromyces asclepiadis Cooke	1895	W.A. Kellerman	Killbuck
Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M.Kato	1896	Wetzstein, A.	Fryburg
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.	1914	Drushel, J.A.
Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus, 1766)	1890	Collector(s): unknown	Millesburg
Arachnion album Schwein.	1893	A. P. Morgan
Schizophyllum commune Fr.	1901	A. D. Selby	Millersburg
Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825	1907	not recorded	No Further Locality Data
Lithobates clamitans (Latreille, 1801)	1907	not recorded	No Further Locality Data
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839)	1907	not recorded	No Further Locality Data
Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)	1909	Sterki, Victor	Killbuck
Cyclonaias pustulosa (I.Lea, 1831)	1909	Sterki, Victor	Killbuck
Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)	1909	Sterki, Victor	Killbuck

All 227 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 12 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Millersburg: 8 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Holmes 241 Limestone Quarry	Limestone, General	Past Producer	Sedimentary
241 Limestone Plant & Quarry	Clay	Producer
Clark Clay Company	Clay	Past Producer
Clark Clay Company Mine	Clay	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Holmes 241 Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Holmes 241 Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Brothers Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Close Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Close Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Fair Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Holmes County

Storms nearby

60 of 62 shown

The National Weather Service names Millersburg in 62 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 46 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2007	Flash Flood	Millersburg	$1,500,000	Heavy rain producing thunderstorms affected Holmes County County during the late evening hours of August 20th and early morning hours of August 21st. Rainfall totals from across the county included: 4.30 inches at Nashville; 3.74 inches at Millersburg; 3.08 inches at Holmesville and 2.40 inches at Stillwell. Runoff from this rain combined with ground already saturated from earlier rains led to significant flooding across portions of Holmes County. Widespread lowland flooding occurred across the county and many roads had to be closed because of flooding. Some of the worst flooding occurred in and around Millersburg and also near Glenmont. Killbuck Creek left it's banks in Millersburg flooding homes and business nearby. Several people had to be evacuated from their homes. In Glenmont, Black Creek went into flood and damaged some homes. Hundreds of homes elsewhere in the county suffered damage as well, mainly from basement flooding. Finally, standing water and erosion from the runoff caused damage to agricultural interests in the county.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$500,000	Thunderstorm downburst winds of 60 to 70 mph caused extensive damage on the west side of Millersburg. Hardest hit was the Holmes County Fairgrounds where a covered grandstand was toppled and destroyed. Four other buildings at the fairgrounds were damaged and a small shed was also destroyed. Nearby, a business lost a ten foot section of roof to the high winds. The damage path from the downburst was approximately one half mile in length and several hundred yards in width. Around two dozens trees were downed along this path.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$75,000	Thunderstorm winds downed many trees and large limbs across Holmes County. Several roads had to be closed because of downed trees.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees throughout Holmes County.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs near Millersburg and Walnut Creek. A garage was crushed by a fallen tree in Walnut Creek and a house north of Millersburg was also damaged by a fallen tree.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$30,000	Numerous trees were reported down throughout Holmes County.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs along State Route 83.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds toppled an utility pole.
April 2002	Hail	Millersburg	$10,000	Quarter size hail was reported.
April 2002	Hail	Millersburg	$10,000	Quarter size hail was reported 10 miles east of Millersburg.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees west of Millersburg.
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees west of Millersburg.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$8,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees northeast of Millersburg along State Route 241.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	A tree was blown down on a house along with power lines.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in the Millersburg area.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees near Millersburg.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
December 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
June 2010	Hail	Millersburg	$5,000	Golf ball sized hail was reported.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds toppled two large trees three miles northwest of Millersburg.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees south of Millersburg.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed two trees south of Millersburg.
April 2002	Hail	Millersburg	$5,000	Dime to quarter size hail was reported two miles east of Millersburg.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs near Millersburg.
September 2002	Hail	Millersburg	$5,000	Quarter size hail was observed south of Millersburg.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees just south of Millersburg.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed two trees two miles south of Millersburg.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Trees and power lines were downed.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$5,000	Trees were downed, some on power lines.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$4,000	Two large trees were reported down. One tree was down on State Route 83, and the other on State Route 241.
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$4,000	A few large limbs were reported down.
December 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees in southern Holmes County.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed two trees.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed two trees.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$2,000	Large tree limbs were downed.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$2,000	Trees were downed.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$2,000	Several large tree limbs were downed.
November 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	$2,000	no account filed
March 2026	Hail	Millersburg	-	Hail up to ping pong ball-size in Millersburg.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	-	Several tree limbs downed in Millersburg. This straight-line convective wind damage was generated by outflow-dominant thunderstorms well to the north.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	-	Tree downed in Millersburg.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	-	Several trees downed in Millersburg.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	-	Numerous trees downed about one-mile southwest of Millersburg.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	-	Tree damage in Millersburg and a separate tree down one-mile ENE of Millersburg.
November 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	-	Numerous trees down and siding damaged at some homes.
June 2020	Hail	Millersburg	-	Pea to quarter-size hail three miles WNW of Millersburg.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	-	A large tree was blown down.
June 2013	Hail	Millersburg	-	Police and ODOT reported penny size hail in Millersburg.
April 2013	Hail	Millersburg	-	A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail southwest of Millersburg.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	-	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
May 2012	Hail	Millersburg	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
April 2007	Hail	Millersburg	-	Penny to quarter size hail was observed.
May 2003	Hail	Millersburg	-	Penny size hail was observed five miles west of Millersburg.
August 1998	Hail	Millersburg	-	Some crops were damaged.
July 1998	Hail	Millersburg	-	no account filed
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Millersburg	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Holmes County

Newspapers printed here

0 digitised pages

3 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues, 0 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

Newspaper	Published
Holmes County Republican	1856 to 1865
Holmes County Republican	1870 to 1895
Holmes County Farmer	1857 to 1926

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Grade (historical)	3.6 miles	17
Huston (historical)	3.7 miles	17
Saltillo	4.4 miles	16
Martinsville	4.9 miles	16
Benton	5.0 miles	16
Paint Valley	5.1 miles	12
Holmesville	5.2 miles	18
Killbuck	5.4 miles	17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Millersburg	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q936217	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1057849. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.