Local events in Salt Creek Township, Holmes County
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How Salt Creek Township, Holmes County began
Salt Creek Township lies in the northern part of Holmes County, bordering Wayne County, and grew from 1,730 people in 1840 to about 4,685 by the 2020 census, among the fastest-growing townships in the county. Its documented landmark is the Joseph Armstrong Farmhouse, and its eastern portion holds Mount Hope, an unincorporated Amish-country community whose post office, opened under ZIP 44660, closed temporarily in April 2024 when its building lease expired before a new site was chosen in December 2025.
Settled 1810-1812 (families such as the Harrolds, Snyders, Hurlesses and Thombergs in the east of the township; the Guinns and Buckmasters in 1811), incorporated December 1825 (organized by the county commissioners as township No. 11), by Settlers named in the early county history; Daniel Hutchinson of Salt Creek was the county's first sheriff and William Hutchinson an associate judge in 1825.
Where the name comes from
The name Salt Creek is that of the stream that runs through the township; neither Wikipedia nor the early county accounts say how the creek got its name. It is one of five Salt Creek Townships in Ohio.
Before the town
No Native village or mound is recorded within Salt Creek Township. The township lies north of the treaty-era 'Indian boundary line' of 1785, in the 'new purchase' whose Indian title was extinguished by the Treaty of Fort Industry in 1805; surveying there began in 1807. The early county history records two points. Jonathan Grant, the first white man to build a cabin in the county, did so in July 1809 in the valley of Salt Creek (just to the west, in Prairie Township), and it was an Indian who found his sick camp and sent the boy for help. And Tom Lion, the last Delaware (Lenape) man to keep a camp on the Killbuck, boasted at a house-raising on George Painter's farm in Salt Creek Township, in the presence of a relative of the murdered Hochstetler family, of having helped kill that family on the Pennsylvania border; Lion was never seen in the county afterward. Mount Hope's own Amish settlement history is not covered in the sources consulted.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware).
Timeline
- — Jonathan Grant builds the first cabin in what becomes Holmes County in July, in the valley of Salt Creek just west of this township.
- — The Guinns, Buckmasters and several others settle in Prairie and Salt Creek townships; by 1810-12 a few settlements have been made in the east of Salt Creek and in Paint Township.
- — Mr. Stofflet erects a fulling mill on Salt Creek.
- — Daniel Hutchinson of Salt Creek is elected the county's first sheriff and William Hutchinson of Salt Creek sits among the first associate judges; the commissioners lay out the townships in December and Salt Creek is No. 11.
- — A post office named Mount Hope opens in the township; it keeps the name, spelled Mounthope from 1895 to 1906, to the present.
- — Township population recorded at 1,730, second only to Hardy's 1,985.
- — A post office named Salt Creek is opened; it closes in 1874.
- — Township population recorded at 1,494.
- — The Joseph Armstrong Farm near Fredericksburg, with a dwelling and agricultural outbuildings, is added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 27.
- — Township population recorded at 3,061; it reaches 3,778 in 2000 and 4,252 in 2010.
- — Township population reaches 4,685, up from 3,061 in 1990; Mount Hope has 197 residents.
- — The Mount Hope post office (ZIP 44660) closes on April 13 when its building lease expires; service moves temporarily to nearby Mount Eaton.
- — A new location for the Mount Hope post office is selected in December.
Stories
Tom Lion's last boast
Tom Lion, an old Delaware man, kept a wigwam on Lion's Run north of Berlin long after his people had ceded the land, and liked to frighten settlers' wives with stories of his old fights with white men and the dried tongues of 99 white persons he kept. The early county history, which heard the story from the settler Anson Wheaton, says that Lion was once friendly with Jacob Ammon, who lived northeast of Millersburg, and borrowed his gun; Ammon threatened to take his life if it was not returned by a certain day, and Lion gave it back in a bad humor. The next day a crowd gathered to raise a house on George Painter's farm in Salt Creek Township. There Lion boasted of having helped murder the Hochstetler family on the Pennsylvania border, within earshot of a young relative of the murdered family. After Lion left, the young man and Ammon were seen going the same way. Lion was never seen in Holmes County again, and Ammon often said he knew where he went; nothing was done, since the people were all glad to be rid of him.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org · archive.org · postalhistory.com
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Millersburg Village52% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Fredericksburg Village27% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Berlin Water Company12% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
- Bloomfield Water Company8% of residentsGroundwater wells (5 wells)
- Walnut Creek Water Co.1% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Nashville Village0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Salt Creek Township, Holmes County's boundary: 1 public school, 22 private schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 museum, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 3 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Public schools (1)
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Mt Hope Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Mt. Hope
- Address
- 8242 State Route 241, Mt. Hope, OH 44660
- School district
- East Holmes Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 83
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 6.53
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 86.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 025825
- NCES school ID
- 390476802940
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 (22)
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AsheryPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 9134 Tr 652, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 19
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 9.5
- Phone
- (330) 345-6771
- NCES private school ID
- A1302245
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Beechvale SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 6730 County Road 189, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 34
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 17
- NCES private school ID
- A2301902
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County LinePrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 9295 Tr # 609, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 13
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1
- Students per teacher
- 13
- NCES private school ID
- A1903421
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Drushel Knoll SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 7031 County Road 201, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 39
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2.6
- Students per teacher
- 15
- NCES private school ID
- A2301976
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East Salt CreekPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 8903 Tr 614, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 34
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 17
- NCES private school ID
- A1903423
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Four CornersPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 6743 Tr 652, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 27
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- Phone
- (330) 388-7226
- NCES private school ID
- A1302320
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Fryburg SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 6139 Tr 605, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 17
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 8.5
- NCES private school ID
- A1903428
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Gospel Haven AcademyPrivate, conservative Christian · Millersburg
- Address
- 6871 State Route 241, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- conservative Christian
- Students, 2023-24
- 154
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 18.9
- Students per teacher
- 8.14815
- Phone
- (330) 674-0752
- NCES private school ID
- A1140019
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Hope View Acres SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 4324 Ter # 617, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 27
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- Phone
- (330) 317-3433
- NCES private school ID
- A2302078
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LeepersPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 9063 Tr 601, 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
- A1702865
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Nature ViewPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 9401 Mt Hope Rd, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 26
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 13
- NCES private school ID
- A1903465
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Pine View SchoolPrivate, religious, denomination-affiliated · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 5930 T. R. 610, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, denomination-affiliated
- Students, 2023-24
- 27
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- NCES private school ID
- A1903467
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Pleasant View IiPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 8861 County Road 235, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 27
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- NCES private school ID
- A1903468
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South Leeper School C/O John PetersheimPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 8130 Township Rd 601, 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
- A1302500
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Spring Meadow SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 7720 Township Rd 362, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 27
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- Phone
- (330) 521-8195
- NCES private school ID
- A1302506
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Spring Wood SchoolPrivate, religious, denomination-affiliated · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 8173 Ter # 601, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, denomination-affiliated
- Students, 2023-24
- 34
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 17
- NCES private school ID
- A2302295
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Springwood School C/O JonasPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 7680 Tr # 604, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 34
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Phone
- (330) 674-1539
- NCES private school ID
- A1302509
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Sunset View C/O Mose HershbergerPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 8284 State Road 241, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 22
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 11
- NCES private school ID
- A1302544
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Tower ViewPrivate, religious, independent · Fredericksburg
- Address
- 6170 Tr 607, Fredericksburg, OH 44627
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 18
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1.9
- Students per teacher
- 9.47368
- NCES private school ID
- A1302549
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West Mt Hope Private SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 7797 State Road 241, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 28
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Phone
- (330) 763-4570
- NCES private school ID
- A2302395
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West Mt. HopePrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 5647 Township Rd 605, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 21
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 10.5
- Phone
- (330) 390-0044
- NCES private school ID
- A1903524
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Zion ChristianPrivate, religious, independent · Millersburg
- Address
- 6102 County Road 207, Millersburg, OH 44654
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 82
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 8.3
- Students per teacher
- 9.87952
- Phone
- (330) 674-4893
- NCES private school ID
- A1302586
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Bridges rated poor (1)
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County Road 201 over Tributary Martins CreekPoor · built 2000
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 2000
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 2,053
- Coordinates
- 40.60919, -81.82249
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Calmoutier Memorial AssociationHistorical society · Fredericksburg
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Fredericksburg
- Coordinates
- 40.66594, -81.77864
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 (1)
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Wayne-Dalton CorpToxics Release Inventory · Mount Hope
- Address
- 1 Door Dr., Mount Hope, OH 44660
- County
- Holmes County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 44660WYNDL4576C
- EPA registry ID
- 110000390648
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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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2025-01-11 · Salt Creek Twp
- Reported
- 2025-01-11
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 28 gallons
- Where
- Salt Creek Twp, Holmes County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2501EPA0000041
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2024-03-07 · Salt Creek Twp
- Reported
- 2024-03-07
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 1,000 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 38 - Salt Creek
- Where
- Salt Creek Twp, Holmes County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2403EPA0000365
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-03-11 · Salt Creek Twp
- Reported
- 2022-03-11
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 200 gallons
- Where
- Salt Creek Twp, Holmes County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2203EPA0000320
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 Salt Creek Township, Holmes County, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44660 Salt Creek Township and Mount Hope | 100% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | No homes in the parcel records | East Holmes Local · 4 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44627 Salt Creek Township and Fredericksburg | 31% | Mostly private wells | 13.0 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1991 | Southeast Local · 4.5 stars overall | 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44654 Berlin Township and Millersburg | 10% | Mostly private wells | 7.4 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1986 | West Holmes Local · 3.5 stars overall | 1.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
The county
Wayne County: 15 ZIP codes, 33 cities, villages and townships, 124,210 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Salt Creek Township, Ohio in?
Salt Creek Township, Holmes County is a township in Wayne County, Ohio, with 4,685 residents.
When was Salt Creek Township, Ohio founded?
Salt Creek Township, Holmes County was settled 1810-1812 (families such as the Harrolds, Snyders, Hurlesses and Thombergs in the east of the township; the Guinns and Buckmasters in 1811); incorporated December 1825 (organized by the county commissioners as township No. 11). Founders on record: Settlers named in the early county history; Daniel Hutchinson of Salt Creek was the county's first sheriff and William Hutchinson an associate judge in 1825. Source
How did Salt Creek Township, Ohio get its name?
The name Salt Creek is that of the stream that runs through the township; neither Wikipedia nor the early county accounts say how the creek got its name. Source
What ZIP code is Salt Creek Township, Ohio?
Salt Creek Township, Holmes County is served by ZIP codes 44660, 44627 and 44654; 44660 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Salt Creek Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Salt Creek Township, Holmes County (Millersburg Village): Mostly private wells.
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