Berlin is an unincorporated community located in central Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States. It is situated at the junction of U.S. Route 62 and State Route 39.
It is located at latitude 40° 33' 40" north and longitude 81° 47' 40" west. The ZIP code is 44610 and the FIPS place code is 05816. The elevation is 1260 feet above sea level.
Berlin is the oldest existing village in Holmes County. The village of Berlin was planned on Jul...
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Berlin is an unincorporated community located in central Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States. It is situated at the junction of U.S. Route 62 and State Route 39.
It is located at latitude 40° 33' 40" north and longitude 81° 47' 40" west. The ZIP code is 44610 and the FIPS place code is 05816. The elevation is 1260 feet above sea level.
Berlin is the oldest existing village in Holmes County. The village of Berlin was planned on July 2, 1816 when John Swigert, a native of Berlin, arranged for 108 lots to be laid out along an east and west street and a north and south street. Mr. Swigert and another early settler, Joseph Troyer from Berlin, Pennsylvania named the town after their respective home towns. Folklore claims that Swigert chose the site because its elevation, the highest point in Holmes County, made its defense more feasible in case of an attack by Indians.
In the 1800s there was considerable industry in Berlin, including machine shops, a foundry, dry goods...
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