Holmesville is a community in the

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, in the township of Central Huron, fourteen kilometres southeast of Goderich. Founded in 1832 by two

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immigrants named Samuel and John Holmes, the community was first called Holmes Hill and Holmes Villa before receiving its current name of Holmesville in 1855.Rayburn, Alan (1997), ''Place Names of Ontario'' (University of Toronto Press), Toronto-Buffalo-London, ), pp.160 It has a population of approximately 910 people. (2017)

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Communities in Huron County, Ontario {{Ontario-geo-stub