Old Meigs County Courthouse

The Old Meigs County Courthouse is a historic former government building in the small community of Chester, Ohio, United States. Erected in the early nineteenth century, the courthouse served multiple purposes for the surrounding community in its early years, but it operated as a courthouse for less than twenty years before being abandoned in favor of another courthouse in another community.

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mound Cemetery Mound.

Mound Cemetery Mound

Peak

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Mound Cemetery Mound is a Native American mound in central Meigs County, Ohio, United States. Located in the eponymous Mound Cemetery, the mound lies north of the community of Chester in Chester Township. Mound Cemetery Mound is situated 1½ miles north of Old Meigs County Courthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chester and Kingsbury.

Chester

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Chester is an unincorporated community in central Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. It lies along the Shade River at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 248. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45720.

Kingsbury

Hamlet

Kingsbury is an unincorporated community in Meigs County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Kingsbury is situated 5 miles west of Old Meigs County Courthouse.

Success

Hamlet

Success is an unincorporated community in Meigs County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Success is situated 6 miles northeast of Old Meigs County Courthouse.

Old Meigs County Courthouse

Type: Historic building
Description: former courthouse building now museum in Pomeroy, Ohio, USA
Categories: museum, county courthouse, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Chester Township, Meigs, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.08827° or 39° 5′ 18″ north

Longitude

-81.92204° or 81° 55′ 19″ west

Levels

Open location code

86FW33QH+85

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1487610137

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q7084500

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy and Chester Fire Department.

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