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Holmesville, Ohio
Inside Holmesville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 33% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 5 cities in Holmes County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Holmes County's 62%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44633 overlapping the city. Of its 107 homes, 81% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1945.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Holmes County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Holmesville
Basement waterproofing in Holmesville: a shallow water table limits basements on 33% of Holmesville's mapped land.
About 100 of Holmesville's 107 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Holmesville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 33.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 92.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 147 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Chili | 58% | 0% |
| Melvin | 30% | n/a |
| Glenford | 3% | 97% |
| Fitchville | 3% | 96% |
| Newark | 3% | n/a |
| Orrville | under 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 33% of Holmesville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 92% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Holmes County
0% of Holmes County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Holmesville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44633 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Holmesville
| Housing units | 107 |
| Median year built | 1945 |
| Built before 1980 | 81% |
| Built 2000 or later | 2% |
| Owner-occupied | 67% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $159,700 |
| Single-family detached | 94% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg | 4 mi | 0% | 21% |
| Millersburg | 5 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Shreve | 6 mi | under 1% | 25% |
| Apple Creek | 10 mi | 1% | 57% |
| Killbuck | 10 mi | 0% | 16% |
| Nashville | 10 mi | 0% | 89% |
| Glenmont | 12 mi | 0% | 45% |
| Mount Eaton | 12 mi | 0% | 28% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status