The people of Fredericktown take great pride in their community and its history. Their community spirit is reflected along our streets, our parks and in some of the buildings and structures. One source of pride is the bandstand, built on the village square in 1987, it was actually built in one day through the efforts of civic groups, village officials, area organizations and private individuals. The project, including funding, was completed in 10 weeks from inception to completion.

The community is also proud to be the home of the FFA Jacket, which is now recognized as the official apparel of FFA students nationwide. The jacket was first worn at the 1933 national FFA convention by local youth. FFA is still going strong in Fredericktown, and we are very proud to be home to the famous jacket.

The Fredericktown Historical Society Museum has preserved much of the community’s heritage, including the building in which it is housed. The building was build in 1828 and served for many years as the United Methodist Church, and later the community’s public library. The museum is home of many kinds of memoribilia throughout the community’s history.

The Kokosing River offers fishing, boating and camping. Knox Lake, a short drive from the village, is well known as a fisherman's paradise, including some record size bass. The Kokosing Reservoir is a five minute drive from Fredericktown, offering boating, fishing and camping facilities. Close by are many recreational activities such as a nine hole golf course, walking and bike trails, softball, baseball, bowling, tennis, basketball, ski resorts and more. Our central location allows close proximity to Columbus, just 50 minutes away, for a vast array of college and professional sports, theater, shopping and special events.

Fredericktown has been home to the annual Fredericktown Tomato Show each September for 36 years. The four-day event includes a 5-mile race, food, contests, games and entertainment by some of the top bands in the area.

Senior citizens can visit the Fredericktown Senior Activity Center weekdays for TV, games, cards, crafts or visiting. Once each month, seniors gather for a potluck lunch and entertainment.

Social activity groups include 4-H, Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Senior Citizens, Garden and Mothers Clubs. Visit our Community Calendar

Fredericktown is home to the Ohio State Grange and the National Percheron Horse Association

Village of Fredericktown
Fredericktown is governed by a mayor, village administrator and six councilmembers, and a local police force, all of whom are committed to serving residents with an excellent water supply, good streets and safe neighborhoods.

The local economy is supported by business and industry with products and services covering a broad spectrum. Several industries have operated in the community for more than 100 years.

The “Knox County Citizen” has published a weekly community newspaper since 1922, but Fredericktown has supported a weekly community newspaper under several different names since 1845. The “Mount Vernon News” publishes a daily newspaper in Knox County.

A community development group has been working toward expanding our business and industrial base since the 1980s with positive results. Fredericktown has both large and small industries and several smaller companies, Kokosing Construction Co., Dana Corporation and FT Precision are located here because of a strong workforce ethic and easy access to I-71 via State Routes 95 and 13. Visit the FCDF and Business Directory

A second community foundation, the Community Foundation of Fredericktown, serves another purpose in the community, providing our high school seniors with scholarship opportunities for local young people, as well as other community building activities. About one-half of the scholarships are fully sponsored and self-funded in memory of, or in honor of, individuals who have made significant contributions to the overall quality of life in the Fredericktown Community.

The foundation's fundraiser for the last two years has been the Blast in the Park 5K Race on the Fourth of July. The group also sells legacy bricks which are laid around the community bandstand on the square. Visit Community Foundation of Fredericktown.

The Fredericktown community is home to one of the larger Amish communities in Ohio. Beginning in Middlebury Township, just northwest of the village, the settlement extends into Morrow and Richland counties. This settlement is a conservative Old Order Amish community. They meet in their homes for church services in church districts composed of nearly neighbors. Several one-room schools dot the landscape where children attend through eighth grade, usually to age 14.

Neat well-kept homesteads dot the landscape of Middlebury Township. Even though agriculture is very basic to their heritage, they farm using horses, economics has encouraged them to take on other business opportunities. The rural setting hosts machine shops, engine repair shops, shoe stores, window stores, clothing (alterations, hunting and fabric), bakeries, quilt sales, bulk food stores, harness shops, farriers and contractors who build everything from pole barns to houses.

Wood related business range from timbering with horses, to pallet making to cabinet making to furniture manufacturing and everything in between.

The Owl Creek Produce Auction was established in 2005 to create a way for fresh, local product to move into the Central Ohio food channels.The auction attracts buyers from Columbus to Cleveland, and provides produce for three auctions per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) during the peek growing season beginning in June; two days per week beginning in Mid-October; and one day a week throughout the winter months to sell hay, straw, eggs and other baked and preserved products. A special benefit auction is held the second Saturday of August when all kinds of Amish-made items, including furniture, quilts and more are sold.

Amish buggies are a common site in the village of Fredericktown, horses tied to hitching posts at the grocery store and doctor's office. "English" automobiles are often seen at Amish businesses acquiring goods or services locally, just as they shop our stores. The Fredericktown community benefits by our quiet neighbors who happen to live and dress a little differently, and choose to live without electricity or cars. They also do NOT appreciate being photographed.

There is also a large population of Mennonites in the Fredericktown area. The main difference between Amish and Mennonites is the Amish resistance to modern technology like cars and electricity. Amish dress in very traditional, usually black, clothing and live in tight knit communities. The Mennonites on the other hand dress in plain clothes and have no problems using technology nor separating from the outside world.

There are many family farms in this area, several families have been farming the same land for over 100 years. There are also several small commercial farms in Fredericktown. Fredericktown farmers work closely with Ohio State University Extension Services to learn Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). Organic and natural farming is thriving in Fredericktown and many are finding their niche in the local marketplace by providing excellent quality produce, fruit, meat, eggs, poultry, pork and farm fresh value-added products like cheese, animal feed and jarred products. In Fredericktown agribusiness is big business. The main crops are corn, soybeans, wheat and alfalfa; livestock: cattle, sheep, dairy, llamas and goats, Some of businesses serving area farmers including LeveAgriman, B&B Farm Supply, Grubb Feed & Supply, Fredericktown Veterinary Clinic, Dee Jay’s Custom Butchering, and Movers & Schuckers farm service.

Fredericktown has the security and flavor of a small town. Blended with an innovative and progressive attitude, the result is an environment where the people take great pride in their homes, school, and in the community. It is a strong tradition of progressiveness and resolute spirit that prompts the people to work toward the development of an even better community in which to live and work. This spirit is best illustrated in the slogan that has become our philosophy..... “It Can Be Done In A Small Town.”