Local events in Holland
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Deep dives about Holland
Long reads built from maps, newspapers and public records. All deep dives
How Holland began
Holland grew up near the center of Springfield Township where the Erie and Kalamazoo line (later the Lake Shore and the New York Central) crossed the old road west from Toledo. Robert Clark filed the plat north of the railroad on March 14, 1863, and Hall's first and second subdivisions made up the part south of it; the place had earlier been called Drakes and then Hardy, and the most-told explanation of 'Holland' is a clerk's rendering of Franklin Hall's 'Hall Land.' The post office came to the village from James Dean's hotel on the Toledo Plank Road three miles west, and by 1887 Holland had three stores, a brick Free Methodist church built in 1870, a school, a blacksmith shop and a hotel. It had 230 residents in 1880.
Platted north of the railroad by Robert Clark, plat filed March 14, 1863; south of it, Hall's first and second subdivisions, by Robert Clark and Franklin Hall.
Where the name comes from
Before it was Holland the settlement was called Drakes, then Hardy (likely for Samuel Hardy, a Continental Congress member and Virginia lieutenant governor). The most-repeated account of the current name holds that developer Franklin Hall asked that his plat be recorded as 'Hall Land' and a clerk's error turned it into 'Holland'; a competing theory credits 1850s drainage ditches resembling Dutch canals, though early settlement records show mostly New England and New York families rather than Dutch ones, which sources cite as evidence against that version. Waggoner's 1888 history confirms that the village 'was originally called Hardy' before the name was changed to Holland.
Before the town
No Native village, camp or treaty event specific to the Holland town site is recorded in Waggoner (1888), Killits (1923) or the other sources we reviewed. The surrounding Springfield Township was drawn partly from Township No. 2 of the Twelve Mile Square Reserve ceded at Greenville in 1795.
Timeline
- — The first train runs between Toledo and Chicago on the line that will later serve Holland.
- — Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad records show an unnamed station at the future Holland handling freight and passenger traffic.
- — Robert Clark develops land north of the railroad while Franklin Hall builds houses south of it, the two halves that grow into Holland.
- — Robert Clark files the plat of the village north of the railroad.
- — Before Holland is laid out, mail comes by stage to a post office kept by James Dean at his hotel on the Toledo Plank Road, three miles west of the later village; Robert Clark and then Thomas Wood keep the office after him.
- — The Free Methodist church, a brick building, is erected at Holland; Rev. L. T. Fink, the first minister of that church in the area, holds a revival there.
- — Holland's population reaches 230, with freight tonnage nearly twenty times and passenger traffic about four times its 1860 levels.
- — A local union of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union is organized at Holland with Mrs. S. A. Hovey as president.
- — Holland has three stores (Harrison Wood, Milan Perkins, and T. W. Sage & Co., agricultural implements), a Free Methodist church, a schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop and a hotel.
- — The Springfield Township School in Holland is photographed with its students, including Myra Hovey, the only student individually identified in the surviving print.
- — Holland is a station on the New York Central Railroad and the Toledo & Indiana Electric Railway, with several general stores and telephone connection to Toledo.
Stories
A clerk's typo, or so the story goes
By the time Franklin Hall platted his half of what became Holland, the settlement had already carried two names, Drakes and then Hardy. Hall, developing land south of the railroad while Robert Clark laid out the ground to the north, is said to have wanted his plat recorded as 'Hall Land,' and what reached the record books was 'Holland.' A rival account credits 1850s drainage ditches that reminded someone of Dutch canals, but the early settlers were mostly from New England and New York, which sources cite against it. Waggoner's 1888 history, written while the change was within memory, records only that the village was 'originally called Hardy' and gives no reason for the new name.
Merchants of the new rail village
Two of Holland's early merchants came out of the township's pioneer families. Harrison Wood arrived in Springfield from Orleans County, New York, in 1835 with his parents, Thomas and Matilda Wood; he served in Company A of the 14th Ohio Infantry, was wounded at Tullahoma, Tennessee, and afterward kept a store at Holland and served as township clerk. Thomas W. Sage, son of Dennis Sage, the township's first settler, ran an agricultural implement store in the village. The Methodists of the neighborhood had first met at Thomas Wood's tavern and then in the 'Red School House,' and Thomas Wood raised the subscription for their church, dedicated in 1859 a mile southwest of Holland. In 1887 the village had three stores, those of Harrison Wood, Milan Perkins and T. W. Sage & Co.
Photographs
Photo: Toledo Lucas County Public Library, via Digital Public Library of America, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · archive.org · archive.org · archive.org · archive.org · archive.org · archive.org
Water
Lake Erie, intake crib roughly 3 miles offshore of the Collins Park plant in Maumee Bay near Oregon, OH The water here
- Toledo City Of100% of residentsLake Erie
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Holland's boundary: 1 nursing home, 3 public schools, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 4 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 3 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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Spring Meadows Nursing, A Villa Center3 of 5 stars · Holland
- Address
- 1125 Clarion Ave, Holland, OH 43528
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents on an average day
- 82
- Medicare overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- 2 fines totalling $45,766 (latest 2025-08-28)
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- VILLA HEALTHCARE
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 866-6124
- Medicare ID
- 366042
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Public schools (3)
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Holland Intermediate School2.5 of 5 stars · Holland
- Address
- 7001 Madison Ave, Holland, OH 43528
- School district
- Springfield Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 481
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 26.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 68.3%
- Ohio building IRN
- 016576
- NCES school ID
- 390482203153
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Springfield High School3.5 of 5 stars · Holland
- Address
- 1470 S Mccord Rd, Holland, OH 43528
- School district
- Springfield Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 890
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 58
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 76.4%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 93%
- Ohio building IRN
- 035477
- NCES school ID
- 390482203154
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Springfield Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Holland
- Address
- 7001 Madison Ave, Holland, OH 43528
- School district
- Springfield Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 762
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 53.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 73.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 035501
- NCES school ID
- 390482203155
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public libraries (1)
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Holland BranchBranch · Holland
- Address
- 1032 Mccord Rd., Holland, OH 43528
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
- Open
- 3,276 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 12,645 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 2,028,520
- System's loans, FY2024
- 4,940,529
- People the system serves
- 428,505
- Phone
- (419) 259-5240
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Holland Springfield Spencer Historical SocietyHistorical society · Holland
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Holland
- Coordinates
- 41.61769, -83.71252
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Holland Police DepartmentHolland
- Address
- 1245 Clarion Avenue, Holland, OH 43528
- Coordinates
- 41.61862, -83.70850
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (4)
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Bunting Bearings Llc HollandToxics Release Inventory · Holland
- Address
- 1001 Holland Park Blvd, Holland, OH 43528
- County
- Lucas County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 4352WBNTNG11HLL
- EPA registry ID
- 110070149389
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Steiner Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Holland
- Address
- 6920 Hall Street, Holland, OH 43528
- County
- Lucas County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43528STNRC6920H
- EPA registry ID
- 110002109717
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Tencom, Ltd. (0448002099)Toxics Release Inventory · Holland
- Address
- 7134 Railroad St Po 176, Holland, OH 43528
- County
- Lucas County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43528TNCML7134R
- EPA registry ID
- 110025332717
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Unisys CorpToxics Release Inventory · Holland
- Address
- 7300 Airport Hwy., Holland, OH 43528
- County
- Lucas County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43528NSYSC7300A
- EPA registry ID
- 110002109691
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (3)
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2025-06-19 · Holland
- Reported
- 2025-06-19
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Holland, Lucas County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2506EPA0001012
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-08-02 · Holland
- Reported
- 2024-08-02
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling
- Where
- Holland, Lucas County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2408EPA0001322
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown Reached water2024-05-22 · Holland
- Reported
- 2024-05-22
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Reached a waterway
- 48 - Wolf Creek
- Where
- Holland, Lucas County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2405EPA0000855
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Holland, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43528 Springfield Township and Holland | 11% | Lake Erie, intake crib roughly 3 miles offshore of the Collins Park plant in Maumee Bay near Oregon, OH | 2.8 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1993 | Springfield Local · 3.5 stars overall | 3.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Holland, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-09-09
The county
Lucas County: 26 ZIP codes, 20 cities, villages and townships, 427,372 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Holland, day by day, from 1871 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.91 in
- 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
- rain so far in 2026
- 34.0 in
- 4.3 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 16.8 in
- a normal year brings 34.1 in
- a normal year
- 34.9 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.91 | — | 28 |
| September 2026 | 3.90 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 4.88 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 4.24 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.57 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 2.23 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.65 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.72 | 0.1 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.71 | 2.6 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.25 | 14.0 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.77 | 6.1 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.89 | 5.8 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 1950 — 50.6 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 21.6 in |
| Snowiest year | 2014 — 80.3 in |
| Wettest day on record | 4 September 1918 — 5.07 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 28 February 1900 — 15.62 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 6 February 1978 — 19.11 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Holland, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
56,914 days of records, 1871-01-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Holland: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 11
- those placed on the map inside Holland
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 8 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 2 |
| Air pollution | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| TENCOM LTD | Air pollution permit | |
| TENCOM LTD | Air pollution permit | |
| GRAND PARK SOUTH | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| GOECKERMAN HOME SITE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| TENCOM LTD | Air pollution inspection | |
| TENCOM LTD | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| TENCOM LTD | Air pollution permit | |
| TENCOM LTD | Air pollution permit | |
| TENCOM LTD | Air pollution permit | |
| RITE AID #2343 | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| TENCOM LTD | Air pollution permit |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Holland, Ohio in?
Holland is a village in Lucas County, Ohio, with 1,820 residents.
When was Holland, Ohio founded?
Holland was laid out north of the railroad by Robert Clark, plat filed March 14, 1863; south of it, Hall's first and second subdivisions. Founders on record: Robert Clark and Franklin Hall. Source
How did Holland, Ohio get its name?
Before it was Holland the settlement was called Drakes, then Hardy (likely for Samuel Hardy, a Continental Congress member and Virginia lieutenant governor). Source
What ZIP code is Holland, Ohio?
Most of Holland is in ZIP code 43528.
Where does Holland, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Holland (Toledo City Of): Lake Erie, intake crib roughly 3 miles offshore of the Collins Park plant in Maumee Bay near Oregon, OH.
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