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Meigs, Ohio

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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.