Center of the World, Ohio

Center of the World, Ohio
Unincorporated area
Sign at entrance of community
Sign at entrance of community
Center of the World, Ohio is located in Ohio
Center of the World, Ohio
Center of the World, Ohio
Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 41°13′42″N 80°54′35″W / 41.22833°N 80.90972°W / 41.22833; -80.90972
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyTrumbull
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Center of the World is an unincorporated community in far eastern Braceville Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States.[1][2] It consists of several houses and a few retail establishments centered at the crossroads where State Routes 82 and 5 diverge.

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.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center World ("Center of the World" listed as variant name)
  2. ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  3. ^ Zito, Salena (September 24, 2017). "Lessons from the Center of the World". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved March 4, 2018.