Seventy‐eight farms were designated as Ohio Century Farms in 2012 by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Century farm status is awarded to families who have owned the same farm for at least 100 consecutive years. Those include the Hord farm which started in 1905 in Marion County. There were also farms added to the list from Crawford, Hardin, and Union Counties.
To commemorate this milestone, each family received a certificate signed by Governor John R. Kasich and the Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture to keep with their historic documents and pass down to future generations.
First‐ever registrations occurred in Athens, Noble, and Pike Counties in 2012. With these additions, at least one Ohio Century Farm is now registered in each of Ohio’s 88 counties. More than 950 Ohio farms are registered across the state.
Families registering their farm in 2012 were:
County – Name – Year
Adams – Bennington – 1911
Allen – Post – 1825
Athens – Dorr – 1902
Butler – Groh – 1911
Champaign – Broshes – 1909
Champaign – Johnson – 1873
Champaign – Yoder – 1910
Clinton – Fisher – 1890
Clinton – Fisher – 1907
Columbiana – Lindesmith – 1895
Columbiana – Neville – 1906
Crawford – Hartschuh – 1889
Cuyahoga – Foote – 1820
Darke – DeMoss – 1906
Darke – Siefring – 1908
Defiance – Karacson – 1879
Fulton – Beam/Neorr/Deese – 1877
Hancock – Bowman – 1912
Hardin – Ault – 1862
Hardin – Williams – 1911
Henry – Miller – 1870
Highland – Daniels – 1842
Holmes – Troyer – 1894
Licking – Carr – 1911
Licking – Todd – 1833
Licking – Wagy – 1844
Lucas – Hassen – 1895
Marion – Hord – 1905
Mercer – Fledderjohann – 1903
Mercer – Hoying – 1899
Mercer – Miller – 1852
Mercer – Suhr – 1885
Monroe – Carpenter – 1887
Monroe – Carpenter – 1865
Muskingum – Lapp – 1849
Noble – Sanford – 1819
Ottawa – Meng – 1912
Ottawa – Stoiber – 1825
Paulding – Crone – 1884
Paulding – Schwab – 1905
Perry – Cooperrider – 1831
Pickaway – Emrick – 1837
Pike – Pfeifer – 1856
Pike – Vanmeter – 1801
Preble – Kirkpatrick – 1912
Putnam – Basinger – 1868
Putnam – Brinkman Kreinbrink – 1873
Putnam – Ellerbrock – 1887
Putnam – Gerten – 1911
Putnam – Heitmeyer – 1869
Putnam – Kahle – 1895
Putnam – Knippen – 1873
Putnam – Kreinbrink – 1864
Putnam – Kreinbrink – 1873
Putnam – Michel – 1911
Putnam – Miehls – 1835
Putnam – Niese – 1862
Putnam – Niese – 1895
Putnam – Stauffer – 1908
Putnam – Weller – 1899
Sandusky – Haar – 1911
Sandusky – House – 1912
Sandusky – Knepper – 1885
Seneca – Haugh – 1849
Shelby – Puthoff – 1857
Stark – Antram – 1910
Union – Mayer – 1912
Van Wert – Evans – 1901
Van Wert – Hertel – 1880
Van Wert – Morris – 1881
Van Wert – Recker – 1848
Van Wert – Sawmiller – 1902
Warren – Irons – 1899
Wayne – Armstrong – 1866
Wayne – Hines – 1876
Williams – Robinson – 1886
Wood – Gessford/Norvell – 1882
Wood – Kale – 1905
Anyone who can verify that a currently‐owned farm has remained in their family for at least 100 years
may register. For more information, visit www.agri.ohio.gov and click on “Promotional Programs” and
then “Century Farm Recognition”, or contact Cindy Shy in the Office of Communication at 614‐752‐9817
or [email protected].
www.agri.ohio.gov
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