Editing New Holland, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = New Holland, Ohio
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| image_skyline      = File:NewHollandOH2.JPG
| image_caption      = Looking south on North Main Street in New Holland
| image_map          = OHMap-doton-New_Holland.png
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of New Holland, Ohio
| image_map1         = Map of Pickaway County Ohio Highlighting New Holland Village.png
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = Location of New Holland in Pickaway County
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Ohio|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway]], [[Fayette County, Ohio|Fayette]]
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 5.07
| area_land_km2      = 5.07
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.96
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.96
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 804
| population_density_km2 = 158.55
| population_density_sq_mi = 410.62
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 853
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|33|13|N|83|15|20|W|region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 43145
| area_code          = [[Area code 740|740]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 39-54726<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2399466<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399466}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://villageofnewholland-oh.gov/}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''New Holland''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Fayette County, Ohio|Fayette]] and [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway]] counties in [[Ohio]], [[United States]].  The population was 804 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].

The Pickaway County portion of New Holland is part of the [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] [[Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], while the Fayette County portion, often called West New Holland, is part of the [[Washington Court House, Ohio|Washington Court House]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

== Name ==
[[File:New_Holland_Historical_Marker.jpg|thumb|New Holland Historical Marker]]
The town was originally founded as Flemingsburgh (or Flemingsburg)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=New Holland Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=189637 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> on September 2, 1818, and was named for John Fleming, son of Captain Fleming of [[Berkeley County, West Virginia|Berkeley County, Virginia]], who settled in the area in 1802.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Rhoades |first=Rendell |date=May 6, 1962 |title=New Holland Post Office Was Established In 1827 |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5852005781507747&set=a.671381829570194 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |work=The New Holland Leader}}</ref> The name was later changed to New Holland between 1818 and 1827. The village was named after [[Holland]], the native land of a share of the first settlers.<ref name=":2">{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=113|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=97}}</ref> 

==History==
[[File:New Holland Business Directory 1858.jpg|thumb|New Holland, Ohio, original 58 lots, streets, and alleys.]]
In 1818 the original settler's native of [[Pennsylvania Dutch]], [[Dutch Americans|Hollanders]], and [[Germans]]<ref name=":0" /> settled on "Four Corners," a tract of land in the [[Virginia Military District]], granted to Wilkins Ogden in 1802. This tact was so called because it was, in a wilderness, the intersection of a stagecoach line running east and west, and an [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] foot trail going from north to south. This crossing is today the Main and [[U.S. Route 22|Front Street]] intersection. 

The settlement soon outgrew its descriptive name and was then called Flemingsburgh, for John Fleming, son of Captain Fleming of [[Berkeley County, West Virginia|Berkeley County, Virginia]], who settled in New Holland in 1802. The name remained until about 1825 when the people were thinking about having a [[Post office|Post Office]].<ref name=":1" /> The settlers being of Dutch descent, renamed their settlement New Holland,<ref name=":2" /> the name it remains today.

Most of the houses were log cabins build in a small cluster. There were few business places for trading at that time.

The state chartered New Holland as a village in 1834.

One of the most dramatic events in New Holland's history came after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] when a portion of [[William Tecumseh Sherman|General Sherman's]] [[Union Army]] marched through the covered bridge on Zanesville Cincinnati Trace [<nowiki/>[[U.S. Route 22]]] and through New Holland. This covered bridge, which spanned over North Fork of Paint Creek on U.S. Route 22, was built in 1840, stood until 1943. Some have claimed that the old, covered bridge is now preserved in the [[The Henry Ford|Henry Ford Museum]] at [[Dearborn, Michigan]]. While Henry Ford did express admiration for the bridge, its remnants were used as scrap wood. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelley |first=B. E. |date=November 28, 1962 |title=Famed Covered Bridge Doomed 20 Years Ago |work=The Record Herald}}</ref>

== Train Wreck ==
[[File:New_Holland_Train_Wreck.jpg|thumb|September 18, 1899, New Holland, Ohio Train Wreck]]
Much excitement was created on the evening of September 18, 1899, at 8 p.m., when two trains collided head on in the middle of town, at the railroad crossing located on North Main Street. 

Eastbound Engine 813 had been traveling at a high rate of speed and unbeknownst to its engineer, Charles Ditto, the train's caboose and a few cars had become uncoupled at Kingsfred (located just west of Johnson's Crossing in [[Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio|Union Township, Fayette County]]). As Engine 813 approached the village of New Holland Mr. Ditto spotted the oncoming westbound Engine 801. Setting off the train's whistle, beginning about 1/2 mile outside of New Holland, Ditto attempted to signal to the brakeman to slow down for a stop, still unaware that the caboose, where the brakeman was located, had become unattached. Realizing what had happened, Ditto quickly put his train into reverse, but it was too late to avoid a collision with the other oncoming train. The engineer of Engine 801, Joe Todhunter, by this time had noticed the approaching Engine 813. In an attempt to save his train and a large amount of freight being carried by the train, uncoupled his engine and three cars, sending them on to meet the approaching train. Eyewitness accounts claimed that the impact of the two trains was so forceful that it could be heard for several miles around. Both engines raised high into the air upon impact and crashed to the ground. Engine 801, a newer engine, suffered heavy damage, with one of its cars being completely demolished. Engine 813 meanwhile was completely destroyed, its tender being overthrown and seven of its cars were demolished, with most of them being thrown across the tracks. The impact had forced one of the cars over another after its wheels were sheared off. Another box car was broken into pieces, with about half of it being thrown and crashing into the back of the Gooley Brother's Implement Store. Fortunately, no injuries occurred as a result of the crash. Both engineers and firemen had jumped to safety just moments before the collision took place. Losses from the crash were estimated at $10,000 [roughly $373,891.67 today<ref>{{Cite web |title=$10,000 in 1900 → 2024 {{!}} Inflation Calculator |url=https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1900?amount=10000 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.in2013dollars.com |language=en}}</ref>], and took workmen from about 10 p.m. that evening until the next morning to clean up the wreckage and debris.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Russell |first=Doris |title=Sesquicentennial Celebration |date=September 17, 1968 |publisher=Unknown |year= |location=New Holland, Ohio |pages=1-14}}</ref>

== Village Government ==
First records of government date back to 1802. This was an abstract deed which listed the [[Mayor]] of Four Corners as John McDonald. The next date in the abstract which lists the mayor's name is March 14, 1837, and he was Francis Wilson. Also, Reverend Wilson is connected with the date of November 18, 1835, as mayor.

The first completed records of city government date back to April 6, 1869, when the first council chamber was organized. W.W. Blanedin was the mayor and [[Councillor|council members]] were G.W. Gooley, S.R. Collier, J.M. Turner, and Henry Judy. S.S. McCallister was the recorder and J.D. Miller, by appointment, was the Marshall. Council met at McCafferty's hall on Saturday evening at seven o'clock. 

Many records have been destroyed, misplaced, or are unavailable so that a complete list of mayors is not available. This is as complete as could be gathered: <ref>{{Cite book |title=175th Anniversary of New Holland, Ohio |year=1993}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pickaway County Board of Elections |url=https://www.boe.ohio.gov/pickaway/ |access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
!No.
!Portrait
!Name
(Birth - Death)
!Term in office
!Notes
|-
|1
|
|John McDonald
|1802 - Unknown
|
|-
|2
|
|W.W. Blanedin
|1869 - Unknown
|George Velrebonte, Treasure
W.T. Gooley, Treasrure
|-
|3
|
|G.W. Gooley
|1872 - 1875
|
|-
|4
|
|Fernnel Evans
|1875 - Unknown
|
|-
|5
|
|J.D.Orahood
|1875 - 1878
|
|-
|6
|
|Edwin W. Timmons
|1878 -1879
|
|-
|7
|
|Samuel Evans
|1879 - Unknown
|
|-
|8
|
|Frank Sanderson
|1879 - Unknown
|
|-
|9
|
|George Williamson
|1905 - 1907
|
|-
|10
|
|J.T. Tarbill
|1907 - 1909
|
|-
|11
|[[File:Mayor Warren K. Briggs of New Holland, Ohio.jpg|center|thumb|277x277px]]
|William K. Briggs
|1909 - 1913
|1st term.
|-
|12
|
|R.A. Morgan
|1913 - 1915
|
|-
|13
|[[File:Jack_Zeller.jpg|center|thumb|New Holland Mayor Jack Zeller & Family]]
|Israel Jackson "Jack" Zeller
(1839 - 1922)
|1915 - 1917
|
|-
|14
|
|Wesley W. Gooley
|1917 - 1921
|
|-
|15
|
|Warren K. Briggs
|1921 - 1925
|2nd & 3rd term.
|-
|16
|
|George Williamson
|1929 - 1935
|
|-
|17
|
|C.V. Stebelton
|1935 - 1941
|
|-
|18
|
|Warren M. Arthur
|1941 - 1945
|Resigned after failing health.
|-
|19
|
|Marie Ankrom
|1945 - 1947
|
|-
|20
|
|Warren K. Briggs
|1947 - 1949
|4rd term.
|-
|21
|
|Harold Speakman
(1908 - 1983)
|1953 - 1955
|
|-
|22
|
|Warren K. Briggs
|1953 - 1955
|5th term, died in office on June 3, 1955. Aged 66.
|-
|23
|
|Joseph H. Gooley
(1906 - 1964)
|1955 - 1964
|Died in office after a heart attack, aged 58.
|-
|24
|
|Clarence Brown
|1964 - 1965
|
|-
|25
|[[File:Lincoln_Schwart.jpg|center|thumb|147x147px|New Holland Mayor Lincoln Schart]]
|Lincoln Schwart
(1926 - 1980)
|1965 - 1971
|
|-
|26
|
|Wilbur Frazier
(1910 - 1989)
|1971 - 1975
|
|-
|27
|
|Edward Summers
|1975 - 1977
|
|-
|28
|
|Josef Louis
|Unknown
|[[Acting Mayor]]
|-
|29
|
|Russell Jacobs, Jr.
(1937 - 2021)
|1978 - 1983
|
|-
|30
|
|Jim Helms
|1983 - 1987
|
|-
|31
|
|Frank Wood
(1925 - 2016)
|1987 - 1991
|Believed to be one of the last - if not the last - [[World War II]] veteran from New Holland.
|-
|32
|
|Phillip Funk
|1991 - 1999
|
|-
|33
|
|Kay E. Schobert
|1999 - 2003
|
|-
|34
|
|Anita Faye Helsel
(1940 - 2020)
|2003 - 2007
|
|-
| -
|
|Vacant
|2007 - 2011
|
|-
|35
|
|Ron Spangler
|2011 - 2015
|
|-
|36
|
|Clair "Butch" Betzko
|2015 - 2019
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
|37
|
|Joe Inskeep
|2019 - Present
|
|}

=== Current Officers ===
The village currently is served by Joe Inskeep as mayor. The current [[City manager|Village Administrator]] is Harold DeSanto, Utility Clerk is Diane Fisk, [[Treasurer|Fiscal Officer]] is Carmen White, [[Court clerk|Clerk of Courts]] is Michele Ervin, [[Chief of police|Chief of Police]] is Jason Lawless, and Village [[Councillor|Council Members]] are Greg Shaw ''([[President pro tempore|President Pro-Tempore]])'', Danny Kirkpatrick, Floyd Woolever, Zachary Fisk, Brittany Rodriquez, and Jimmy Thompson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directory – Village of New Holland, Ohio |url=http://villageofnewholland-oh.gov/?page_id=51 |access-date=2024-06-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Controversy ===
On July 23, 2018, New Holland [[Sergeant|Police Sergeant]] Brad Mick was fired, after filing charges against his Mayor, Police Chief, and Former Police Chief. Mick charged New Holland Interim Police Chief David Conrad with [[forgery]], Mayor Butch Betzko with complicity to forgery, and former Chief Jason Lawless with [[Dereliction of duty in American law|dereliction of duty]] and telecommunications [[harassment]]. In a statement, the attorney representing the Village said Mick "abused his position," and was pursuing a "personal agenda with these baseless charges." The village also accused him of violating "the established chain of command" and conducting "an improper search and destruction of Village property." Mick released a statement saying: "My termination does not undo the criminal acts by others, and it will not erase evidence or dismiss the charges. While it is disheartening and a violation of the law to be retaliated against and terminated for obeying the oath of office, it does not stop here."

The charges were later dropped, and Jason Lawless was appointed Police Chief again. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-24 |title=New Holland controversy: Officials charged, officer fired |url=https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/new-holland-controversy-officials-charged-officer-fired/530-99ca2a4c-e451-43e7-8429-1e2c19a08e56 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=10tv.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.88|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 326
|1880= 478
|1890= 683
|1900= 824
|1910= 804
|1920= 810
|1930= 741
|1940= 777
|1950= 799
|1960= 798
|1970= 796
|1980= 783
|1990= 841
|2000= 785
|2010= 801
|2020= 804
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 801 people, 308 households, and 212 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|426.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 363 housing units at an average density of {{convert|193.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 308 households, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.2% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the village was 41.2 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 785 people, 313 households, and 220 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|420.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 331 housing units at an average density of {{convert|177.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 313 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,188, and the median income for a family was $36,696. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $24,191 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,613. About 4.4% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable residents==
* [[Terry Lyons (baseball)|Terry Lyons]], baseball player

== Schools ==
[[File:New Holland School.jpg|thumb|New Holland School, built in 1927]]
Children residing in New Holland, Ohio, attend [[Miami Trace High School|Miami Trace Local School District. ]] However, the town historically held its own schooling. From its founding in 1887 until the last class graduated on May 27, 1959, New Holland High School served the community.

== Media ==

=== Newspapers ===
The ''New Holland Review'' was published from 1877-1879.
[[File:New_Hollander_Percy_May.jpg|thumb|New Holland Leader Publisher Percy May]]
The ''New Holland Leader'' was the community newspaper for 93 years. In 1887, it was established as ''Plain Talk.'' The name ''New Holland leader'' wasn't used until 1900. The ''Leader'' was a weekly newspaper, published each Thursday. The paper contained the news and events of the town. Births, marriages, deaths, the social happenings, the coming and going of the people, and notes from the schools and churches were just some other items that could be found in the ''Leader.'' 

E.B. Lewis was the first publisher of the newspaper. other publishers throughout the years included:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Years
!Name
|-
|1905-1921
|Percy May
|-
|1921-1947
|Wendell Turner
|-
|1947
|Earl Hinkle
|-
|1947-1965
|Lawrence Hunter
|-
|1965-1972
|Charles Mallory
|-
|1972-1981
|Greenfield Times
|}
The ''Leader'' was printed for years in the back of the old post office located at 105 N. Main St. The ''Leader'' office was then moved across the street in March 1965. This remained the office until Charles Mallory sold the paper to the ''Greenfield Times.'' In January 1973, the ''Leader'' office was moved to 212 W. Front St. in the home of Mrs. Pat Funk. Mrs. Funk was the correspondent for the paper. The ''New Holland Leader'' ceased publication on January 1, 1981.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" class="center">
File:NewHollandOH3.JPG|New Holland water tower
File:Old bridge at New Holland.jpg|An old bridge in New Holland
File:New Holland Methodist church.jpg|Building of New Holland Methodist Church
File:Methodist Church, New Holland, Ohio - DPLA - 4b661c073ef471338269c8fd127d0256 (page 1).jpg|New Holland Methodist Church
File:NewHollandOH1.JPG|New Holland Corporation Limit Sign
File:Aerial Photograph of New Holland, Ohio (1949).jpg|Overview of New Holland (1948)
File:New Holland Downtown (1948).jpg|New Holland Main Street (1949)
File:New Holland, Ohio, Blizzard of 1950.jpg|Blizzard of 1950
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://villageofnewholland-oh.gov/ New Holland, Ohio website]

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{{Pickaway County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Pickaway County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]