Hollansburg

History

On March 28, 1838, local landowner James Stewart platted a community in northwestern Harrison Township and named it "Union." When William Hollaman, another landowner, attempted to purchase lots in the settlement, a dispute erupted between the two men; seven months later, Hollaman attempted to avenge himself by platting another community only to the northeast of Union, to which a third landowner, Valentine Harland, quickly made additions. The new community was given the name of "Hollansburg" as a portmanteau of the owners' names — Hollaman and Harland. Within a year, a countryside post office named "Republican" was moved to Hollansburg, and the village quickly began to outgrow Union; the two communities ultimately merged. The first church in the village, a Church of Christ, was founded in 1840, while the first school building was erected in 1848.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,909
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,886
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,761
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,628
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,513
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,480
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,425
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,399

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2023-12-09
  5 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2008-09-30
  5 km SW of Kettlersville, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2006-08-15
  3 km NE of Fort Shawnee, Ohio
• M 3.8 — 2004-09-12
  4 km NW of Manilla, Indiana
• M 2.5 — 2004-01-30
  2 km S of Rockford, Ohio