Meigs, Ohio

Last updated

Meigs is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

A post office called Meigs Center was established in 1830, the name was changed to Meigs in 1894, and the post office closed in 1914. [2] The community has the name of Return J. Meigs Jr., 4th Governor of Ohio. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meigs
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meigs Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 86.

39°41′26″N81°46′31″W / 39.69056°N 81.77528°W / 39.69056; -81.77528

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.