List of city nicknames in Ohio

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This partial list of city nicknames in Ohio compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Ohio are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.^[1] They are also believed to have economic value, but their economic value is difficult to measure.^[1]

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.

Alliance, which is officially nicknamed the Carnation City, helped make the scarlet carnation the state flower of Ohio.

The sculpture Flyover in downtown Dayton, the "Birthplace of Aviation," tracks the path of the Wright Brothers' first powered aircraft flight.

Avon Lake- White Cracker Convention Holder Since 1934

• Akron
  • City of Invention^[2]
  • Rubber Capital of the World.^[3]
  • Rubber City^[4][5]
  • Summit City^[6]
  • Tire City.^[3]
• Alliance - Carnation City.^[7]
• Amherst - Sandstone Capital of the World.^[8]
• Barberton - Magic City^{[citation needed]}
• Bucyrus - Bratwurst Capital of the World.^[9]
• Canton - America's Playing Field^[10]
• Chillicothe - Ohio's First Capital^[11]
• Cincinnati - see also Cincinnati nicknames
  • The Queen City^[12][6]
  • The Queen of the West^[12][6]
  • The Blue Chip City^[13][14]
  • The City of Seven Hills^[15]
  • Cincy (or Cinci)^[16][17]
  • Paris of America^[6]
  • Porkopolis^[18][17][6]
• Circleville
• Cleveland
  • America's Comeback City^[17]
  • America's North Coast^[17]
  • C-Town^{[citation needed]}
  • The Forest City^[19][6]
  • The Best Location in the Nation^[20][21]
  • The Heart of New Connecticut^{[citation needed]}
  • Metropolis of the Western Reserve^{[citation needed]}
  • Mistake on the Lake^[22][17][20]
  • The New American City^{[citation needed]}
• Cleveland Heights
• Columbus
  • Cowtown^[17]
  • Indie Arts Capital of the World^[23]
  • Somaliwood^[24] (a reference to the local Somali film industry)
  • Test Market, USA^[17]
• Dayton
  • The Gem City^[17][6]
  • Birthplace of Aviation^[25]
• Delphos - America’s Friendliest City^[17]
• Marion - World's Popcorn Capital.^[26]
• Pickerington - Violet Capital of Ohio.^[7]
• Port Clinton - Walleye Capital of the World.^[27]
• Strongsville - Crossroads of the Nation ^[28]
• Sugarcreek - The Little Switzerland of Ohio^[29]
• Toledo
  • Corn City^[6]
  • The Glass City^{[citation needed]}
  • Glass Capital of the World^{[citation needed]}
• Valley City - Frog Jump Capital of Ohio.^[30]
• Xenia - Twine City^[6]
• Zanesville
  • City of Natural Advantages^[6]
  • Clay City or Pottery Capital of the World ^[31]

[edit] See also

• List of city nicknames in the United States
• List of cities in Ohio

West Chester - West Cheesy

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• a list of American and a few Canadian nicknames
• U.S. cities list