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one of 8 National Register listings in Meigs County · listed in 1980 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Pomeroy Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Second St., Pomeroy, 45769
- When was it listed? 1980-11-22
- Category. district
- Township. Salisbury township
- National Register reference number. 80004248 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Pomeroy Historic District (Boundary Increase) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. None started naturally. 25 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15262 |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | CARSON ROAD |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | CLIFTON CEMETERY |
| 10 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | SUPPER CLUB RD. |
| 1 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | FOGLESONG RD |
| 31 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | YODER LANE |
| 25 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8705 |
| 17 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Specimens collected near this property
12 of 211 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 211 specimens collected within 10 miles of Pomeroy Historic District (Boundary Increase) between 1840 and 1973: 171 Animalia, 36 Plantae, 3 Fungi, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by C. H. Jones, Charles M. Roberts, Clark, Joseph; Riddell, John Leonard and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ustilago sorghi (Ehrenb. ex Link) Pass. | 1899 | Kellerman, W. A. | FLORA OF OHIO |
 | Odontostephana obliqua (Jacq.) Alexander | 1963 | William G. Gambill Jr. | |
 | Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart | 1963 | William G. Gambill Jr. | |
 | Asplenium trichomanes L. | 1840 | Clark, Joseph; Riddell, John Leonard | Meigs County, Ohio |
 | Jungermannia sullivantii Austin | 1844 | W. S. Sullivant | In woods pasture pond 30 rods south of my [W.S. Sullivant's] garden |
 | Carex communis var. communis | 1862 | W. M. Canby | Cheshire. [Inferred county from precise loc.] |
 | Trichostrongylus Looss, 1905 | 1906 | E. Stevenson | Clifton |
 | Gymnosporangium globosum (Farl.) Farl. | 1916 | Nixon, E. L. | Pomeroy |
 | Noturus eleutherus Jordan, 1877 | 1927 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Shade River, at TR 359/Sorden Rd, 2 miles southeast of Chester OH, Chester township |
 | Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 | 1927 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Shade River, within Chester township, near Chester, Chester township |
 | Noturus stigmosus Taylor, 1969 | 1927 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Shade River, within Chester township, near Chester, Chester township |
 | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1929 | MB Trautman & asst. | Shade River, trib of Ohio River, at Chester, center of Chester county |
All 211 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pomeroy Historic District (Boundary Increase): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foote Mineral Co--New Haven, W.Va. | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Meigs County Hwy Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
32 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pomeroy, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 11 flood, 8 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Flood | Pomeroy | $750,000 | The gage at Belleville Lock on the Ohio River entered moderate flooding, cresting at almost 43.5 feet on the evening of the 18th. At Belleville, moderate flood stage is 38 feet. Flooding began at Belleville just after midnight on the 17th, and the river dropped back below flood in the pre-dawn hours of the 20th. This high water closed several sections of Route 124, as well as a portion of Route 248 near Sand Hill.||The Ohio River gage at Racine Lock rose above its flood stage of 41 feet early on the 17th. The river surpassed moderate flooding, and almost reached its major flood stage of 48 feet, during its crest of 47.7 feet just after midnight on the 19th. The river dropped back below flood stage around noon on the 20th. This cause flooding along Route 124 near Antiquity and Minersville.||At the Pomeroy staff gage, the Ohio River rose above its flood stage of 46 feet late around noon on the 17th. Major flooding occurred along this stretch of the river, where the staff gage read almost 50.5 feet during crest late on the 18th, topping major flood stage by half a foot. Water levels dropped back below flood stage around sunrise on the 20th. Water inundated much of Main Street in Pomeroy, including flooding businesses, side roads and parking lots and the amphitheater. A culvert under Main Street also collapsed. |
| November 2011 | Flood | Pomeroy | $20,000 | Small streams and the Shade River caused minor flooding. A few roads were closed. The Shade River crested at 17.28 feet on the gauge near Chester during the morning of the 23rd. Bankfull is 17 feet. The saturated ground caused a hill to slip on Butternut Drive in Pomeroy. This damaged a house. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Pomeroy | $10,000 | The Ohio River at Pomeroy rose out of its 46 foot bankfull level on the evening of March 2nd. The river at this location crested at 46.70 feet on the 3rd and returned to its banks that evening. Pomeroy parking lots and the river amphitheater were flooded along the river. Main street in the town and some secondary roads became flooded due to backwater. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $10,000 | Along the Ohio River, trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a house along Main Street. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down between Chester and Sumner. One fell on a power line. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Pomeroy | $5,000 | Many small streams overflowed and closed sections of roads. One example, was near where Malloons Creek flows into Leading Creek, south of Dexter. Portions of Route 124 were flooded there. No structures were flooded. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $5,000 | Trees and large branches were blown down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $5,000 | Trees were uprooted and large branches fell across power lines. No major structural damage was reported. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $3,000 | Trees fell onto power lines. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $3,000 | no account filed |
| January 2020 | Flood | Pomeroy | $2,000 | Thomas Fork flooded, closing a section of State Route 143 between Route 124 and 684. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Pomeroy | $2,000 | Flooding closed a number of roads across the county, including State Routes 124, 143, 248, and 681.||The Shade River near Chester also flooded. The river rose above its bankfull level of 17 feet just before noon on the 16th, crested at about 19.4 feet around sunrise on the 17th, and returned to its banks late that afternoon. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $2,000 | Several trees and large branches were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | $1,500 | A tree fell down onto a power line along Route 33. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Pomeroy | $1,500 | State Route 681, State Route 143, and Chester Road were closed for an extended amount of time due to flooding from nearby streams and creeks. |
| January 2022 | Flood | Pomeroy | $1,000 | All of the lanes on State Route 124 East were impassable to State Route 7 due to flooding. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Pomeroy | $500 | The intersection of State Routes 7 and 143 were closed due to flooding along Thomas Fork and East Branch Thomas Fork. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Pomeroy | - | The gauge along the Ohio River at Pomeroy indicated a rise above flood stage on the night of April 13th. The river crested around 47 feet the next afternoon and then fell back below flood stage late in the morning on the 15th. While above flood stage, parking lots in Pomeroy and the river amphitheater flooded, as well as secondary roads due to backwater. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Pomeroy | - | The Ohio River at Pomeroy rose above its flood stage on the afternoon of April 4th, then continued to rise to a crest of around 48 feet on the afternoon of the 5th. The river then fell back below flood stage the night of April 6th. Businesses that reside along the river flooded during this time, as did several parking lots and the river amphitheater. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | - | Trees fell along Routes 7A and County Route 30. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroy | - | Trees were blown down in the Wolfpen vicinity. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Pomeroy | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Pomeroy | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Pomeroy | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Pomeroy | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Pomeroy | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Pomeroy | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pomeroy | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Pomeroy | - | no account filed |
Newspapers printed here
0 digitised pages5 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues, 0 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| Meigs County Telegraph | 1848 to 1859 |
| Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph | 1860 to 1866 |
| Meigs County Times | 1843 to 1848 |
| Ohio | 1873 to 1874 |
| Ohio Waisenfreund | 1874 to 1953 |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
From the nomination file
1,934 words on recordWhen this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is reproduced in full on its own page, word for word and never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
The whole case file for this property - 1,934 words, 22 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 80004248, 22 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
Listed places nearby
5 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Downing, John, Jr., House | 1.9 miles | 1993 |
 | Middleport Public Library | 2.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Grant, William H., House | 2.3 miles | 1978 |
 | Old Meigs County Courthouse And Chester Academy | 7.3 miles | 1975 |
| Chester Academy | 7.3 miles | 1975 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80004248 in Record Group 79. |
| Meigs County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.