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    Home » Everything Amish » Plain Culture

    The Master List: Amish and Plain Settlements I've Visited

    Published: Mar 3, 2016 · Updated: Sep 18, 2020 by Kevin Williams | 11 Comments

    I've often wondered whether I've set some sort of world's record for most Amish and Plain settlements visited.  I mean, it's possible, right?  I actually looked once to see if it would be something that Guinness could document, but I don't think this is something that fits in any of their category or criteria.  Still, I'd be hard-pressed to think of anyone who has been to as many Amish settlements as I have been. I don't say that as a boast, but just reality.  I mean, if you think of how remote and rural some of these places are:  Rexford, Montana; Beeville, Texas, etc...it's unlikely an Amish person would go to all these different places, they usually just stick to areas where they have family ties and no Amish person would have family ties in so many different places.  And if there is someone non-Amish who has been to all of these places, chances are I would have heard of him or her, because the roster of non-Amish people who study Amish people is fairly small. We all know one another or know of one another.

    Amish Buddy On Road in Maine
    This Amish buggy was clattering down the road near Fort Fairfield, Maine in the far northern part of the state. I visited there in 2015. Under new laws, this buggy will have to have reflectors

    My list is probably actually longer (I'll keep tweaking it and tinkering with it) because simply saying "Holmes County is quite a simplistic categorization.  In Holmes County, I've been to church districts in Charm, Berlin, Loudonville, and others...so my list is longer than what shows here.

    Also, what qualifies as "being to an Amish community."  I usually don't count just driving through, I have to talk to someone.  I usually like to talk to someone and find out how many church districts the settlement has. If I can do that, I count it as an official visit although, of course, I like to explore each place as long and as much as I can.

    Florida

    Pinecraft (Sarasota)

    Indiana

    Grabill, Indiana

    Nappanee

    Shipshewana

    LaGrange

    Berne

    Geneva

    Milroy

    Wayne County

    Daviess County

    Switzerland County

    Illinois

    Arthur

    Flat Rock

    Iowa

    Hazleton

    Kalona

    Kansas

    Yoder

    Hutchinson

    Kentucky

    Munfordville

    Mays Lick

    Leitchfield

    Owen County (Amish-Mennonite)

    Maine

    Patten

    Smyrna

    Unity

    Fort Fairfield

    Maryland

    Oakland

    Michigan

    Clare

    Manton,

    Marion

    Sturgis-Colon

    Reading

    Minnesota

    Harmony

    Missouri

    Clark

    Montana

    St. Ignatius

    Rexford

    New York

    Cherry Creek

    Ohio

    Adams County, Ohio

    Brown County, Ohio (Amish-Mennonite)

    Covington, Ohio (Old German Baptist Brethren)

    Belle Center, Ohio

    Mt. Victory, Ohio

    Plain City, Ohio

    DeGraff, Ohio

    Vinton County, Ohio

    Highland County, Ohio

    Holmes County, Ohio

    Wayne County, Ohio

    Ashland County, Ohio

    Geauga County, Ohio

    Preble County, Ohio (Old German Baptist Brethren)

    Tuscarawaras County

    PENNSYLVANIA

    Fredonia

    Lancaster County

    Shanksville

    TENNESSEE

    Ethridge

    Whitesville (Amish-Mennonite)

    TEXAS

    Beeville

    VIRGINIA

    Pearisburg

    Dayton (Old Order Mennonite)

    WISCONSIN

    Brodhead

    Pardeeville

    CANADA

    Aylmer, Ontario

    Kitchener, Ontario

    Lindsey, Ontario

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    1. nancy

      March 03, 2016 at 2:57 pm

      you have missed a good one: franklin county, pa. and there is even a group there you have never discussed. old order river brethren.

      Reply
      • Kevin

        March 04, 2016 at 8:01 am

        Nancy, yes, you are right...I know little about the Old Order River Brethren and would like to discuss them sometime!

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    2. Missy

      March 04, 2016 at 7:16 am

      I didn't think I'd been to that many, but when I looked at your list, I've actually been to 21 including two you haven't been to. (McBain and Evart, MI). I was surprised at how many I HAD been to. I wouldn't have thought it was that many. Anyway, where next?

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      • Kevin

        March 04, 2016 at 8:01 am

        Interesting....Yea, I keep thinking I'm missing something on my list...like I am overlookiog one or two, but if I think of them, I'll add them...My next Amish settlement i visit may be the new one in Vermont...not sure, stay tuned!:)

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    3. Sue Winship

      March 05, 2016 at 9:15 pm

      Kevin - thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into researching your articles. I am a nurse, and for many years, one of the nurses would cut out the Amish Cook article from the newspaper, and hang it up at the nurse's station for all to read. You can imagine how long ago that was! Now, we continue to enjoy it on line. I just wanted you aware there is a large Amish settlement in Jamesport, Mo (northern Mo.). Stop by if you are every driving through. They're very friendly. My brother sells them a lot of hay each winter for their horses. He says that they will be unloading the big bales with rope and horses, all the while talking with him about the weather forecast or upcoming crop season! Continue your good work! Sue

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      • Kevin

        March 05, 2016 at 11:08 pm

        Thank you for the kind words, Sue....Jamesport is probably the largest Amish settlement I've never been to...I definitely want to make it there someday!

        Reply
    4. Gaylene Weil

      July 23, 2020 at 9:09 pm

      In the last couple of years, we have had the pleasure of meeting and working with several Amish families both close to us and far away. We live in NE Oklahoma and have a couple of small communities close to us, Chouteau and Welch, OK; Bartlett, KS; we’ve also been to Saint Charles, Minnesota and Liberty Kentucky. All of them made us feel very welcome and invited us into their homes!

      Reply
      • Kevin

        July 24, 2020 at 10:03 am

        You've been to several Amish settlements that I'd love to visit, they all have variations and customs of their own....Liberty, Kentucky is closest to me of the ones you mentioned.

        Reply
    5. Josh

      July 22, 2021 at 5:01 am

      This article is just a constant brag contest or whats the message ?

      Reply
      • Kevin Williams

        July 23, 2021 at 12:21 am

        Just sharing what Amish settlements I have been to!

        Reply
      • Beverly

        September 16, 2021 at 5:38 pm

        Josh!
        It is Kevin's website; and he can write any thing he wishes!!
        Including how many Amish communities he has experienced over the years!
        No one is saying you have to read it!! I personally feel that Kevin has been blessed to have been able to visit these communities! Are you jealous?!! LOL

        Reply

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