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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Holmesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Holmesville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holmesville, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Holmesville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Holmesville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Holmesville is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Holmesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holmesville:
- Marion County (The home county of Holmesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- La Rue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Newmans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Ruth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Waldo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Martel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Oceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Bucyrus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Broken Sword
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Radnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Meredith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mount Blanchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Vanlue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Mount Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Kenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- West Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Rushsylvania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Zanesfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Valley Hi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Bellefontaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russells Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Chuckery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Shawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cardington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Richwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pharisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milford Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Marseilles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Harpster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wyandot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Upper Sandusky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wharton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Nevada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Carey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Duenquat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holmesville, see our County-by-County Page for Holmesville.
Cemeteries Near Holmesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holmesville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Holmesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holmesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Guthery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dickason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bohner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Agosta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Crossing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Schertzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertzer Cemetery
- The Schertzer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- LaRue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (507 more) ...
- Crandall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zieg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Holmesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holmesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- La Rue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Arbela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arbela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
- DeCliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshs
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Espyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
- Byhalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Byhalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Hepburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Richwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Longville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
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- Pfeiffer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Claiborne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Owens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Owens is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holmesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holmesville.
Newspapers Published in Holmesville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holmesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holmesville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holmesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Holmesville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Morrow County
- Union County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Holmesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holmesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |