Gilboa, OH

Gilboa is a village in Blanchard Township, Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 168 residents. The village is named after Mount Gilboa. The town's most popular landmark is a 16-foot-tall fiberglass statue of a bull. At the time the bull was installed, Gilboa was looking for a revival of the town by welcoming visitors into its shops and restaurants. In Gilboa, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Gilboa, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Gilboa was laid out in 1837. The village was incorporated in 1848.