Local events in Paint Township, Holmes County
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How Paint Township, Holmes County began
Paint Township, the northeastern corner of Holmes County, is the only Holmes County township bordering Stark County. Colonel William Crawford's column of volunteers entered Holmes County in May 1782 on a lot in Paint Township on its way to the Sandusky, settlers arrived 1810-1812, and the commissioners fixed the township in December 1825. Winesburg, on a hilltop in its southwest, was founded in 1829 as Weinsberg (1832 by another account) and got its post office as Winesburg in 1833. In the heart of the Holmes County Amish settlement, the township grew from 2,825 residents in 1990 to 4,564 in 2020.
Settled 1810-1812 (Harrolds, Snyders, Hurlesses, Thornbergs and others), platted 1829 (Winesburg, as Weinsberg; one source says 1832), incorporated 1825 (township No. 10 of 14; boundaries fixed December 1825).
Where the name comes from
Wikipedia says the township name most likely comes from a local spring whose water had a reddish tint; Newton's 1876 history refers to Paint Creek and to Paint Township, and neither it nor Howe's 1888 history explains the name. Winesburg was founded in 1829 as Weinsberg, after the town in Germany, and postal authorities respelled it in 1833.
Before the town
Newton's 1876 history of Holmes County records the one dated encounter inside the township: Colonel William Crawford's army of over 400 mounted volunteers left the Mingo Bottom on the Ohio on May 25, 1782 to punish the Indians on the Sandusky, crossed the Tuscarawas near the mouth of Sugar Creek, and entered Holmes County on lot 14, township 10, range 4, in Paint Township, then went down Martin's Creek to the gap on the Dawson farm and on to the big spring on the Killbuck. The Indian boundary line ran diagonally across the county, and Delaware (Lenape) towns stood on the Killbuck to the west (Killbuck's Town and White Woman's Town), with Tom Lion the last Native resident near Berlin. No Native village or mound inside Paint Township is recorded in the sources consulted.
- Crawford's route into Holmes County (trail) — Lot 14, township 10, range 4, Paint Township, down Martin's Creek toward the Killbuck, May 1782 (archive.org)
Timeline
- — Colonel William Crawford's army of over 400 volunteers entered Holmes County on lot 14, township 10, range 4 in Paint Township, going down Martin's Creek, on its way to punish the Sandusky Indians.
- — Tracts of military bounty land were located in Monroe, Walnut Creek and Paint townships soon after the first entry on Douty Creek in 1800.
- — From 1810 to 1812 the Harrolds, Snyders, Hurlesses, Thornbergs and others made scattered settlements in Paint Township and east of Salt Creek.
- — A grist mill was built on Sugar Creek in Paint Township, about the time a saw mill went up on Walnut Creek.
- — The commissioners fixed Holmes County's townships in December, Paint being No. 10 of fourteen, with boundaries unchanged since.
- — Winesburg was founded as Weinsberg, after the town in Germany (the Holmes County tourism bureau says 1832).
- — A post office opened at Winesburg and postal authorities respelled the name; Kilbourn's Ohio Gazetteer of the same year lists Winesburgh among the county's eight towns.
- — The Stone Cottage Inn and the Grapevine House were built at Winesburg, which grew with pottery, tannery, harness, gunsmith, cooper and saddle shops, brooms, baskets and two hotels.
- — The census counted 1,361 people in Paint Township.
- — Paint Township had 1,381 people, almost unchanged from 1840.
- — Winesburgh, fourteen miles northeast of Millersburg, had a Lutheran and Reformed church and a school census of 163.
- — Raymond O'Neil, founder and first director of the Cleveland Play House, bought the Grapevine House property; his wife Dorothy opened a tearoom there.
- — Paint Township had 2,825 residents, rising to 3,547 in 2000 and 4,134 in 2010.
- — Paint Township had 4,564 residents (Winesburg's census-designated place 340), with 83.8% speaking a language other than English or Spanish at home in the 2021 survey, reflecting its place in the Amish settlement.
- — The Holmes County area Amish settlement was estimated at 38,775 people in 332 church districts, the second largest in the world.
Stories
Crawford's army crosses Paint Township
On May 25, 1782 Colonel William Crawford left the Mingo Bottom on the Ohio with more than 400 mounted, well-armed volunteers to punish the Indians on the Sandusky for raids on border settlers. They crossed the Tuscarawas near the mouth of Sugar Creek and entered what would become Holmes County on a lot in Paint Township, then followed Martin's Creek down to a gap on the later Dawson farm and over the flats at Holmesville to a big spring on the Killbuck, where they camped. A sick man died there that night and was buried next morning, his initials cut on a tree. In 1812 Dawson's neighbors raised a block house at the same gap, remembering the army's passage thirty years before.
A German name, not Sherwood Anderson's town
Winesburg stands on a hilltop in Paint Township and was founded in 1829 as Weinsberg, after a town in Germany; the post office of 1833 respelled it Winesburg, though Kilbourn's gazetteer of the same year spells it Winesburgh. Its early trades were pottery, tanning, harness-making, gunsmithing and coopering, and two houses of 1834, the Stone Cottage Inn and the Grapevine House, still stand. It shares its name with Sherwood Anderson's 1919 story cycle, but Wikipedia says the village is not Anderson's setting, a claim it marks as needing a citation. The coincidence is just that. Today Winesburg is a hilltop village of antique shops and a meat market at the center of the Amish settlement.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org · archive.org · archive.org · visitamishcountry.com · groups.etown.edu · en.wikipedia.org
Water
Groundwater wells (3 wells) The water here
- Winesburg Area Development Corporation37% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Millersburg Village20% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Wilmot Village17% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Fredericksburg Village8% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Tcmsd-dundee6% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Berlin Water Company5% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
- Mount Eaton Village4% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Bloomfield Water Company3% of residentsGroundwater wells (5 wells)
- Walnut Creek Water Co.0% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Nashville Village0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Paint Township, Holmes County's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 1 public school, 18 private schools, 1 museum, 4 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 4 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Paint Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentWinesburg
- Address
- 2089 US Highway 62, Winesburg, OH 44690
- Coordinates
- 40.61703, -81.69441
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Public schools (1)
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Winesburg Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Winesburg
- Address
- 2165 US Route 62, Winesburg, OH 44690
- School district
- East Holmes Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 171
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 9.92
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 88.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 041814
- NCES school ID
- 390476802942
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.
Private schools (18)
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Alpine Meadow SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Dundee
- Address
- 7934 Tr 662 C/O Jacob L Shetler, Dundee, OH 44624
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 24
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 3
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Phone
- (330) 260-4122
- NCES private school ID
- A1302239
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Apple HillPrivate, religious, independent · Dundee
- Address
- 8149 Tr 662, Dundee, OH 44624
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 22
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Phone
- (330) 359-0147
- NCES private school ID
- A1302244
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DublinPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 4102 Tr 606, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 26
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Phone
- (330) 345-6771
- NCES private school ID
- A1302307
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Dublin SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 8300 Tr # 652, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 30
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Phone
- (330) 359-2530
- NCES private school ID
- A1302498
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East Fairview SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 3230 County Road 160, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 31
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 15.5
- NCES private school ID
- A1302308
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East ValleyPrivate, religious, independent · Dundee
- Address
- 1089 Tr # 660, Dundee, OH 44624
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 28
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Phone
- (330) 275-9253
- NCES private school ID
- A1302313
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Elm Ridge SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 8593 Tr 657, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 40
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 20
- NCES private school ID
- A1502851
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Elm Ridge SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 8569 Ter # 654, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 40
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 20
- NCES private school ID
- A2301986
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Fountain ValleyPrivate, religious, independent · Dundee
- Address
- 8145 Tr 671, Dundee, OH 44624
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 39
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2.4
- Students per teacher
- 16.25
- Phone
- (330) 275-0027
- NCES private school ID
- A1302319
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Green AcresPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 3837 Tr 655, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 39
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 3
- Students per teacher
- 13
- NCES private school ID
- A1302333
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Hidden AcresPrivate, nonsectarian · Millersburg
- Address
- 7117 Tr # 654, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- nonsectarian
- Students, 2023-24
- 16
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Phone
- (330) 231-0313
- NCES private school ID
- A1302341
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Honey RidgePrivate, religious, independent · Dundee
- Address
- 2369 Us 62, Dundee, OH 44624
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 20
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1.4
- Students per teacher
- 14.2857
- Phone
- (330) 600-1606
- NCES private school ID
- A1302348
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Pleasant Hill School C/O Aaron MastPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 3248 County Road 200, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 34
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Phone
- (330) 359-5192
- NCES private school ID
- A1302460
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Shady HollowPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 9247 State Road 241, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 37
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 18.5
- Phone
- (330) 345-6771
- NCES private school ID
- A1302490
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South Dublin SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 8360 T.R. 652, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 30
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Phone
- (330) 987-3924
- NCES private school ID
- A2302289
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Vintage Lane SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Dundee
- Address
- 1550 County Road 160, Dundee, OH 44624
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 20
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Phone
- (330) 600-8529
- NCES private school ID
- A2302391
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West Beidler SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Dundee
- Address
- 1612 County Road 200, Dundee, OH 44624
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 12
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1.6
- Students per teacher
- 7.5
- Phone
- (330) 275-9150
- NCES private school ID
- A1302565
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West Fairview SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 3663 County Road 160, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 34
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 17
- NCES private school ID
- A1302566
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Winesburg Historical SocietyHistorical society · Winesburg
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Winesburg
- Coordinates
- 40.61607, -81.69602
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.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (4)
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FinishworksToxics Release Inventory · Millersburg
- Address
- 6850 Co Rd 672, Millersburg, OH 44654
- County
- Holmes County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4465WRPMND685CR
- EPA registry ID
- 110071139862
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Galion-Godwin Truck Body Company LlcToxics Release Inventory · Winesburg
- Address
- 7415 Peabody Kent Road, Winesburg, OH 44690
- County
- Holmes County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 4469WGLNGD7415P
- EPA registry ID
- 110070100637
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Holmco Industries (0238002001)Toxics Release Inventory · Winesburg
- Address
- 7227 State Rte. 515, Winesburg, OH 44690
- County
- Holmes County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44690HLMCN7227S
- EPA registry ID
- 110002112204
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Mastercraft IndustriesToxics Release Inventory · Berlin
- Address
- 6960 Cr 672 Dutch Country Village, Berlin, OH 44610
- County
- Holmes County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44610MSTRC696CR
- EPA registry ID
- 110025316977
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 (4)
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Sewage Sludge / Biosolids2023-04-26 · Paint Twp
- Reported
- 2023-04-26
- What spilled
- Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
- Where
- Paint Twp, Holmes County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2304EPA0000672
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2022-10-17 · Paint Twp
- Reported
- 2022-10-17
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Paint Twp, Holmes County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2210EPA0001560
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Food Grade Product Liquid2022-09-19 · Paint Twp
- Reported
- 2022-09-19
- What spilled
- Food Grade Product Liquid
- Where
- Paint Twp, Holmes County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2209EPA0001435
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Manure Nos (Not Specified) Reached water2021-04-27 · Paint Twp
- Reported
- 2021-04-27
- What spilled
- Manure Nos (Not Specified); Fish Kill
- Reached a waterway
- 38 - Middle Fork Sugar Creek
- Where
- Paint Twp, Holmes County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2104EPA0000573
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 Paint Township, Holmes County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
Local government
Who holds office in Paint Township, Holmes County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2016: 3 of 3 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 2 of 2.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: 7. Tax Levy - Replacement - Paint Township - Fire/EMS - 2 mills / 5yrs (2.0 mills, replacement) | 385 | 221 | Passed (63.53% for) |
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: 14 Paint Twp Renewal Road 1 Mill (1.0 mills, renewal) | 351 | 169 | Passed (67.5% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: Paint Replacement Road | 309 | 235 | Passed (56.8% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Township Trustee (unofficial count) | Timothy Hershberger 97, 56.07%; Randy Sprang 76, 43.93% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Trustee | Matthew John Schneider 411, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Fiscal Officer | Jean A. Hostetler 337, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee (unofficial count) | Timothy Hershberger 74, 52.86%; Randy Sprang 66, 47.14% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee (unofficial count) | Matt Schneider 97, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer (unofficial count) | Jean A. Hostetler 90, 100.0% |
| 2017-11-07 | Township Trustee | Timothy Hershberger 91, 55.15%; Randy Sprang 74, 44.85% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-06-03
The county
Holmes County: 14 ZIP codes, 21 cities, villages and townships, 42,404 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Paint Township, Ohio in?
Paint Township, Holmes County is a township in Holmes County, Ohio, with 4,564 residents.
When was Paint Township, Ohio founded?
Paint Township, Holmes County was settled 1810-1812 (Harrolds, Snyders, Hurlesses, Thornbergs and others); laid out 1829 (Winesburg, as Weinsberg; one source says 1832); incorporated 1825 (township No. 10 of 14; boundaries fixed December 1825). Source
How did Paint Township, Ohio get its name?
Wikipedia says the township name most likely comes from a local spring whose water had a reddish tint; Newton's 1876 history refers to Paint Creek and to Paint Township, and neither it nor Howe's 1888 history explains the name. Source
What ZIP code is Paint Township, Ohio?
Paint Township, Holmes County is served by ZIP codes 44690, 44689, 44624, 44627 and 44654; 44690 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Paint Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Paint Township, Holmes County (Winesburg Area Development Corporation): Groundwater wells (3 wells).
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