Chester, Ohio

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.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45720.[2]

Location of Chester, Ohio
The Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy

History

Chester was platted in about 1822 as the original seat of Meigs County.[3] The county seat was removed to Pomeroy in 1841.[4] The Old Meigs County Courthouse still stands in Chester and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] A post office has been in operation at Chester since 1823.[6]

Education

Public education in the community of Chester is provided by the Eastern Local School District. Campuses serving the community include Eastern Elementary School (Grades K-8) and Eastern High School (Grades 9-12).

Notable people

Noted American author Ambrose Bierce was born just downstream of Chester in the Shade River valley.

References
  1. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1991. p. 80. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
  2. Zip Code Lookup Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Pickens, Jordan D.; Tribe, Ivan M. (10 March 2014). Meigs County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4671-1134-8.
  4. "Courthouse Building Restoration". Chester Shade Historical Association. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  5. "OHIO - Meigs County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  6. "Meigs County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.


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