Do any Amish or Mennonites live in your area?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (199951)
United States
December 12, 2025 9:16am CST
I didn't think we had any here in this region at all, but I did see a horse and buggy sign on a road not far from here which is a big indication. However, they don't have a presence in this community. However, west of here they do. As I mentioned I was in an Amish marketplace the other day, however the people working in there were Mennonite. Mennonites have fewer prohibitions than Amish However, some handmade local Amish goods were available and I got a handpainted Christmas decoration which is really gorgeous and I have to find a good place to put it. I think it will go on my display table. Amish excel at carpentry, and furniture making.
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
12 Dec
There are alot in the US, but they are clustered in certain areas. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Ontario all have a lot of their communities.
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@LadyDuck (488774)
• Italy
12 Dec
@snowy22315 - I have seen Amish and Mennonites in Florida, in the Sarasota area.
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
12 Dec
@LadyDuck I think many states have at least a few.FYI, I wasn't calling Ontario a state for any smart alecks that might want to point that out 
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@FourWalls (80950)
• United States
12 Dec
There are some in Indiana and Ohio, but I don’t think we have an Amish community in Kentucky. If we do, I haven’t found it.
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
12 Dec
@FourWalls I saw someone one time that had to have been Mennonite However, who knows? The Amish although not supposed to have been known to use phones.The ones I were checking into a motel..and I am certain drove there, but they were dressed like Amish..and had the beards and everything
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
12 Dec
Loo said there are some in a different area of KY
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@FourWalls (80950)
• United States
12 Dec
@snowy22315 — we had Shakers nearby (there’s a Shaker village that I haven’t made it to yet) that I know of. I’m pretty sure there are Amish somewhere nearby, because I have seen some at hospitals.
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@rebelann (115243)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Dec
Yes, in Juarez there are Mennonites but they have huge pickup trucks and when they come to EP it's usually to shop at Sams for large appliances, apparently they use electricity but they are easy to spot because the women always have scarves on their heads and wear bobby socks and loafers, very plainly dressed.
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
12 Dec
Yes, Mennonites dress differently, but have fewer restrictions than the Amish. Never thought about them being in Mexico.
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
12 Dec
@rebelann That's really interesting.
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
18h
Excellent crafters, carpenters and bakers. A team of them can build a barn in a very short period of time. They call it a barn raising.
@LindaOHio (208116)
• United States
10h
We have Amish and maybe Mennonites south of us in the next county.
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
8h
I think Ohio is onE of the states that have quite a few of them.
@AmbiePam (107982)
• United States
12 Dec
Every time I go to Branson, Missouri, I go to the Amish store. I see them on the interstate in their buggies, and always get nervous driving by them. Of course, there are always signs warning about being careful, but it still makes me nervous.
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
12 Dec
Yeah, quality stuff. I am gonna put my little Christmas board up today.
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
18h
There are some clusters of them where I grew up.
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@Marilynda1225 (87402)
• United States
12 Dec
Lancaster, Pa is well known for Amish and it's about 2 hours away from where I live. I haven't been there in years but it was interesting to visit.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16477)
• Torrington, Connecticut
12 Dec
Not that I'm aware of but I did drive pass a Amish town in Pennsylvania
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@snowy22315 (199951)
• United States
12 Dec
I used to like to visit in PA Dutch country when I lived closer. However, like I said there are some bakeries and businesses around that are run by Mennonites..They are in the areas NW of here.
