Center of the World, Ohio

Center of the World, Ohio

Center of the World is an unincorporated community in far eastern Braceville Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States.^[1] It consists of several houses and a few retail establishments centered at the crossroads where State Routes 82 and 5 diverge. The community is recognized by the Ohio Department of Transportation and appears on maps.

The community was founded by Randall Wilmot, an eccentric investor who had plans to make his new community a major economic center in northeast Ohio. When the railroads used the nearby city of Warren as the regional hub, Center of the World fell into decline both in terms of population and industry.

Center of the World is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, Ohio-Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References

External links

• Center for Land Use Interpretation newsletter with photo of ODOT Center of the World sign
• Bowed Radio at the Center of the World

Municipalities and communities of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Warren
Cities	Cortland Girard Hubbard Niles Warren Youngstown‡
Villages	Lordstown McDonald Newton Falls Orangeville West Farmington Yankee Lake
Townships	Bazetta Bloomfield Braceville Bristol Brookfield Champion Farmington Fowler Greene Gustavus Hartford Howland Hubbard Johnston Kinsman Liberty Mecca Mesopotamia Newton Southington Vernon Vienna Warren Weathersfield
CDPs	Bolindale Brookfield Center Champion Heights Churchill Hilltop Howland Center Kinsman Center Leavittsburg Maplewood Park Masury McKinley Heights Mineral Ridge‡ Morgandale South Canal Vienna Center West Hill
Unincorporated communities	Bristolville Burghill Center of the World Corinth Delightful Farmdale Fowler Hartford Kinsman Mecca North Bloomfield Phalanx Pricetown‡ Sodom Southington Stanhope‡ Tyrrell West Mecca
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°13′42″N 80°54′36″W / 41.22833°N 80.91000°W / 41.22833; -80.91000