Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
“The Holmes County Courthouse is a historic government building in Millersburg, Ohio, United States. Built in the late nineteenth century, it has been designated a historic site because of its architectural importance.”
Wikipedia article Holmes County Courthouse (Ohio), CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 13 National Register listings in Holmes County · listed in 1974 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Holmes County Courthouse And Jail between 2004 and 2020, burning about 35 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 | 16 |
| 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 227 specimens collected within 10 miles of Holmes County Courthouse And Jail 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.
| Image | 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Holmes County Courthouse And Jail: 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.
| Where | 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millersburg, the town this property stands in, 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 |
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 |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
is decorated with intricate gesso work. The courtroom, at the south- and frieze are blank. The corners of the courthouse are accented house interior is in original, unaltered condition. consoles adorn the cornice. The stairway The square clock tower with louvered base and dome The courthouse is built of rock-faced stone with smooth stone trim. the roof line.
courthouse and the jail with Italianate detailing form a fine was formed from portions of Wayne, Coshocton and Tuscarawas Commerce Military Landscape losophy Engineering Conservation Theater Architecture Aboriginal Industry REGISTER Invention Political NATIONAL Social/Human- The commissioners employed architect J.W.Yost to design the Music Sculpture county needs in the future. Religion/Phi Agriculture and jail. raze these structures and construct new buildings.
Urban Planning The second set of county buildings were erected on public square of the frame buildings in Millersburg including the log courthouse Holmes County Courthouse and Jail are two good examples of extant Both buildings are in good condition and should be adequate for in February,1825,and a log courthouse and jail were constructed Holmes County was formed January 20,1824 and was named for a was started in 1884,and the building was completed and occupied Federal style with truncated hipped roof and dome.The jail 1824by Charles Miller and Adam Johnson.The courts were organized near the center of Millersburg.A fire in 1834 destroyed many pair of buildings in a public square setting.
until it was decided circa 1880 by the county commissioners to Major Holmes, an officer who served in the War of 1812. The county Construction by Hibbert and Schaus of Newark, Ohio built about the same time, is constructed of brick. 1 2 1974 courthouse. Art
The whole case file for this property - 1,597 words, 14 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 74001529, 14 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Disciple-Christian Church | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | Cary, Hiram W., House | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | Cary, G.W., House | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | Adams, G., House | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
 | United Methodist Church | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Koch, John E., Jr., House | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74001529 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Holmes County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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