This partial list of city nicknames in the State of 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. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.
Nicknames by city
A
Akron
City of Invention
Rubber Capital of the World
Rubber CityDonald L. Plusquellic, "From the Mayor", Akron City , May–August 2006, p. 2. Retrieved from City of Akron website, April 24, 2012. Summit City Tire City AK Rowdy Alliance – Carnation City Amherst – Sandstone Capital of the World
B
Barberton – Magic City
Bryan – the Fountain City
Bowling Green
Pull Town
Boring Green
Blowing Green
Bucyrus – Bratwurst Capital of the World
C
Canton
America's Playing Field
Hall of Fame City
Chillicothe
Ohio's First Capital
Paper City
Cincinnati – see also Cincinnati nicknames
The Blue Chip City
Cincy (or Cinci) The City of Seven Hills The 'Nati Paris of America PorkopolisU.S. City Monikers , Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008 The Queen City"How did Cincinnati come to be known as the Queen City? " Frequently Asked Questions from the Cincinnati Historical Society Library The Queen of the West The Tri-State CinCity Ohio's Maserati Cincinasty Circleville – Roundtown Cleveland – see also Cleveland nicknames America's North Coast C-Town City of Champions – Popularized in 2016 after area native Stipe Miocic won the UFC World Heavyweight Championship, the Lake Erie Monsters (now known as the Cleveland Monsters) won the Calder Cup, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Championship all within a six-week span in that calendar year. The Best Location in the NationCleveland Electric Illuminating Company in The Encyclopedia of Ohio The Cleve (nickname used in TV show 30 Rock) The Forest CityForest City in The Encyclopedia of Ohio The Heart of New Connecticut The Land Mistake on the Lake Believe-land Rock City Rock n' Roll Capital Of The World The 216 – Referring to the local area code The CLE Cleveland Heights C-Heights Columbus The Arch City Buckeye City Cowtown The Discovery City C-bus Indie Arts Capital of the World Somaliwood (a reference to the local Somali film industry) Portland of the Upper Midwest The Biggest Small Town In America Test Market, USA Flavortown - After native Guy Fieri. An attempt was made to rename the city to this in 2020.
D
Dayton
The Gem City
Birthplace of Aviation (commemorates the Wright brothers, who invented the airplane in their bicycle shop in Dayton) Little Detroit Dirty Dayton The DYT Delphos – America’s Friendliest City Deshler – Corn City Dublin – The Emerald City
F
Findlay – Flag City
Fremont – Cutlery Capitol of the World
G
Gahanna – Ohio’s Herb Capital
Gallipolis – City of the Gauls
Greenville – Treaty City
Gomer – Gomerica
H
Hamilton
The City of Sculpture
The Safe Capital of the World
Hamiltucky
Huber Heights – The Brick City
I
Ironton
Gateway To Southern Ohio
Iron City
K
Kent – The Tree City
Kenton – Little Chicago
L
Lancaster
The Glass City
Little Vegas
Lebanon – The Cedar City
Lima
BeanTown (refers to the Lima Bean) Little Detroit (In the 1980's and 1990's) Lorain – International City Loudonville – The Canoe Capital of Ohio Loveland Sweetheart of Ohio Little Switzerland of the Miami Valley