a town of the United States of North America, state of Ohio, on a narrow strip of land between the Ohio river and a steep rugged range of hills, 100 miles S.E. of Columbus. With the neighbouring villages of Coalport, Minersville, Carltonville, and Middleport, which are almost parts of the same town, it extends nearly 3 miles along the river. Since its foundation in 1841 the town has rapidly increased in size and prosperity, from the abundance and excellence of the coal found in the vicinity, of which 5,000,000 bushels were mined and exported in 1851. There are here salt springs of a very superior quality, and several companies have been formed for the purpose of working them; so that the salt manufactures of Pomeroys will soon be very extensive. Pop. (1853) estimated at 4000.