Chester is an unincorporated community in central Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies along the Shade River at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 248.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45720.[3]
History edit
Chester was platted in about 1822 as the original seat of Meigs County.[4] The county seat was removed to Pomeroy in 1841.[5] The Old Meigs County Courthouse still stands in Chester and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6] A post office has been in operation at Chester since 1823.[7]
Education edit
Public education in the community of Chester is provided by the Eastern Local School District. Campuses serving the community include Eastern Elementary School[8] (Grades K–8) and Eastern High School[9] (Grades 9–12).
Notable people edit
Noted American author Ambrose Bierce was born just downstream of Chester in the Shade River valley.
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, Ohio
- ^ Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1991. p. 80. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pickens, Jordan D.; Tribe, Ivan M. (March 10, 2014). Meigs County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4671-1134-8.
- ^ "Courthouse Building Restoration". Chester Shade Historical Association. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "OHIO - Meigs County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "Meigs County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Eastern Elementary School Archived February 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eastern Local School District Archived February 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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