Welcome to Millersburg

Welcome to Millersburg. Est. 1815. , Millersburg: a good place to slow down. Take your time...discover the past. Stroll through the present and Explore our inviting downtown... Come, make Millersburg your own., With over 120 buildings listed, the entire downtown is in the National Historic Registry. In the town center is the historic Hotel Millersburg, one of the oldest continuous operating hotels in Ohio. , A beautiful representation of Queen Anne architecture is the Victorian House Museum located north of the square., We hope your visit through our historic village brings back memories of time gone by and your stay with us is a memorable one., History Of Millersburg, Ohio Holmes County Seat , Millersburg was named in honor of Charles Miller, who, in 1815, laid out lots to establish a small village that was later to become the county seat. The first building was a tavern built in 1819. A year later, a log cabin school house was constructed and in 1821 a typical frontier store was completed. During the winter of 1820-21, the first religious services were believed to be held in the school. A log courthouse, the first of three, was built in 1825 and by 1834 there were about sixty buildings and a population of nearly 300 persons. Millersburg was incorporated February 17, 1835., In 1854, the first railroad line was completed from Hudson to Millersburg, a total of 61 miles. It took until 1873 for the line to be completed to Columbus by the Cleveland, Mt. Vernon and Delaware Railroad. The link to the railroads made Millersburg the commerce center of the county as farmers and merchants could receive merchandise and ship produce to various markets. However, because the railroad was relatively late in being constructed to the village, a larg [Missing] never really developed and agriculture [Missing] The 1880 Holmes County census [Missing] of its 267,000 acres as activeity. [Missing], This rural heritage/continues today, as more than 172,000 acres are farmed. The 1888 Business Directory of Millersburg listed seventy places of business which catered heavily to the grain farmers of the county. Electricity came to Millersburg in July of 1888 and two years later Jackson and Clay Streets became paved with brick. The telephone arrived 15 years later in 1895. That same year, the village water works was completed. Although Millersburg got off to a quick start, it has grown very slowly with the latest census showing a population of 3326., The buildings in Historic Downtown Millersburg date predominately from the second half of the 19th century and early decades of the 20th century. Many of the buildings are Italianate in style and are of brick construction, while an existing number of early residences represent several different architectural styles. Please take a walk through our "Victorian Village" and enjoy our [Missing], restaurants and [Missing] hotel.