Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy
Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy is a museum in Chester Township, Meigs, Ohio which is located on State Route 248. Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy is situated nearby to the fire station Chester Fire Department, as well as near Chester Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Meigs County Courthouse and Mound Cemetery Mound.
Old Meigs County Courthouse
Historic building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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.
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 and Chester Academy.
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 and Chester Academy.
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 and Chester Academy.
Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy
- Type: Museum
- Address: State Route 248, Chester, OH 45720
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Chester Township, Meigs, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.08821° or 39° 5′ 18″ northLongitude
-81.92188° or 81° 55′ 19″ westOpen location code
86FW33QH+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 1487610140OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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