Headnote
MEIGS COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Ohio, on Ohio river. Area, 425 square miles. Face of the country broken soil generally productive Seat of justice, Pomeroy. Pop. in 1820, 4,480; in 1830, 6,159; in 1840, 11,452; in 1850, 17,969. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Ohio

Meigs County, Ohio (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MEIGS COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Ohio, on Ohio river. Area, 425 square miles. Face of the country broken soil generally productive Seat of justice, Pomeroy. Pop. in 1820, 4,480; in 1830, 6,159; in 1840, 11,452; in 1850, 17,969.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 216.
Name Type
Pomeroy, OH City or Town
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