The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBerlin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. It is at the heart of the Holmes County Amish settlement. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 4,546, up from 4,252 at the 2010 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,252 to 4,546 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Berlin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Berlin’s history is told.
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LOCChickens, and what may be an interloping duck, at Hershberg…2016
LOCDecorative ears of dried corn at Hershberger's Farm and Bak…2016
LOCCow, close up, at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly …2016
LOCFall display at Hershberger's Farm and Bakery, a greatly ex…2016
MapMap of Holmes County Ohio Highlighting Berlin Township2015
Commons'Tis the Season Christmas Shoppe20074 historic places in Berlin
Berlin has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 130 historic buildings, because Millersburg Historic District alone counts 127.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.