Questions concerning local history may be sent to contact@meigslibrary.org
The following resources are available in the Pomeroy Library:
Meigs County Census Records
1850 - 1880 and 1900
1820 - 1900 available
Meigs County Marriage Records
1819 – 1913
Meigs County Death Records
1897 - 1908
Cemetery Records by Township
Bedford, Salisbury, Scipio, Rutland, Olive, Columbia, Orange, Sutton, Chester, Lebanon, Letart and Salem Townships
Local Family Histories
Resources compiled by genealogists about Meigs County families
Meigs County History Books
Volumes of local history compiled by the Meigs County Historical Society
Yearbooks
Pomeroy High School, Middleport High School, Meigs High School, and other county school yearbooks
Meigs County Library Newspapers available digitally in the library:
Pomeroy Democrat Weekly - Jan. 3, 1889 - June 19,1919
Pomeroy Leader Weekly - Aug. 1, 1895 - Dec. 27, 1917
Pomeroy Daily Tribune - Jan. 7, 1931-Jan. 17, 1941
Middleport Meigs Co. Herald Weekly - Jan. 3, 1880 - Feb. 23, 1894
Pomeroy Journal Weekly -Jan. 3, 1880 - Dec. 29, 1881 (in German)
Pomeroy Mosquito Weekly - Dec. 7, 1883 - Jan. 2, 1885
Pomeroy Star Spangled Banner Weekly - May 16, 1867 - Aug. 1, 1867
Pomeroy Banner Weekly - Aug. 8 1867 - Dec. 18, 1868
Pomeroy Crescent Weekly - Jan. 7, 1870 - Dec. 28, 1871
Pomeroy Herald Tribune Weekly - Dec. 12, 1946 - July 8, 1948
Pomeroy Independent - July 3, 1908 - Dec. 21, 1910
Meigs Co. Telegraph - Apr. 17, 1851 - Jan. 30, 1894
Meigs Co. Times - Feb. 7, 1844 - Apr. 3, 1844
Pomeroy Weekly News - Jan. 4, 1911-May 3, 1911
Pomeroy Daily News -May 11, 1911-Aug. 31, 1925
Racine Tribune - Apr. 13, 1887 - Nov. 5, 1890
Pomeroy Tribune Telegraph - Nov. 19, 1890 - Jun. 3, 1943
Middleport Meigs Co. Republican - Mar. 15, 1876 - Dec. 28, 1917
Middleport Meigs Co. News - Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 1873; Jan. 25 - Mar. 8, 1876; Nov. 22 -
Dec. 20, 1871; Jan. 10 - Dec. 25, 1872
Middleport Meigs Co. Press - Mar. 20, 1867 - Oct. 5, 1870
Pomeroy Sentinel Weekly - Aug. 28, 1941 - Dec. 28, 1944
Pomeroy Daily Sentinel - Feb. 3, 1944 - present
Chronicling America
For local newspapers between 1836-1922, visit Chronicling America, a Library of Congress project featuring America's historic newspapers. Chronicling America: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Click on the following for links to local newspapers: