Holmes County, OH

Headnote
HOLMES COUNTY, situated toward the northeastern part of Ohio. Area, 422 square miles. Soil, generally productive. Seat of justice, Millersburgh. Pop. in 1830 9,133; in 1840, 18,088; in 1850, 20,452. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Ohio

Holmes County, Ohio (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HOLMES COUNTY, situated toward the northeastern part of Ohio. Area, 422 square miles. Soil, generally productive. Seat of justice, Millersburgh. Pop. in 1830 9,133; in 1840, 18,088; in 1850, 20,452.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 158.
Date Type
At "Fort Fizzle" in Holmes County, Ohio, federal troops end active draft resistance Battles/Soldiers
In central Ohio, serious armed resistance to the draft enrollment grows more threatening Crime/Disasters
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