Jacob Troyer has the distinction of being the first settler in what was to become Berlin Township in 1812. In 1820 the township was organized by two gentlemen – John Swigert, a native of Berlin, Germany and Joseph Troyer from Berlin, Pennsylvania. Due to the similarity of the Holmes County landscape to their homelands, the township, as well as the Village of Berlin, was named.
More information about Berlin Township and the Village of Berlin can be found on pages 181-182 in the book “Holmes County Ohio to 1985″ (c) 1985 by the Holmes County History Book Committee. The book is located in the Local History and Genealogy Room at the Central Library in Millersburg.
Berlin Township Cemeteries
- Andrew Beachy & Joseph Miller Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Henry Beachy Cemetery
- Noah Beachy Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Menno Beechy Cemetery
- Beigler Cemetery
- Berlin Township Cemetery
- Berlin Township Cemetery Marker Information
- Bethel Church Cemetery (Amish)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery Marker Information
- Burkholder Cemetery
- Moses Coblentz Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- William Ewert Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Henry Hershberger Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Joe Hershberger & John E. Weaver Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Melvin J. Hershberger Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Levi Hochstetler Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Ira Kline Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Raymond J. Kline Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Martins Creek Cemetery
- Adam H. Miller Farm Cemetery
- Albert Miller Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Andy D. Miller Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Daniel J. Miller Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Emanuel Miller Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Jacob E. Miller Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Jonas W. Miller Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Melvin Miller farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Norman Miller & Paul Frey Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Levi A. Raber Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Daniel Schlabach farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Swartzentruber Cemetery
- Ivan D. Troyer farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Abe A. Yoder Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Aden Yoder Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Henry C. Yoder Farm Cemetery (Amish)
- Moses T. Yoder Farm Cemetery (Amish)
My Great-Great-Grandfaterher, Levi Stahl, is buried in Bunker Hill Cemetery. He in fact built the Dunkard Church of Bunker Hill, but I do not have a date. Could anyone tell me where the cemetery is located, and whether they have any information on Levi Stahl, barn builder, carpenter and shoemaker?
Hello, William,
The Bunker Hill Cemetery is in Berlin Township. You can find a listing for it on the cemetery site under the township tab. The cemetery is located at the corner of County Road 77 and County Road 168 in Berlin Township.
Thank you for the information. My brother, Jim, was in Bunker Hill yesterday and did not find it, although he may not have known where to look. I’ve looked on Google Maps, and can’t see anything that looks like a cemetery on that corner. On which corner of 77 and 168 is it located? And are the headstones still there?
My brother also learned that the old Bunker Hill Church had been used more recently as a storage shed. He was told it was in the NE corner of 77 and 62, but was torn down last year for road improvements. It’s too bad we did not know at the time, since Jim is looking for a small, old church to move to the Western Reserve Museum of Farms and Equipment.
Finally, do you know if any old pictures of the church, or new pictures of the “storage building,” exist?
Here is a little more about Levi Stahl, and some Dunkard / Brethren churches:
http://www.fryfamilyhistory.org/biography/Levi_Stahl.html
If you have any corrections or additions, I would be very grateful.