Miami Valley

This article is about the valley in Ohio. For the unincorporated community in Georgia, see Miami Valley, Georgia.
Location of the Miami Valley

The Miami Valley is the land area surrounding the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio, USA, and includes the Little Miami, Mad, and Stillwater rivers as well. Geographically, it includes Dayton, Springfield, Middletown, Hamilton, and other communities. The name is derived from the Miami Indians.[1]

Commonly, however, it refers to the economic and cultural-social region centered on the Greater Dayton area [citation needed]. Middletown and Hamilton both fall under the economic and cultural-social influence of Cincinnati and thus are not commonly included in this sense. Institutions and enterprises in the Dayton area, such as Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Miami Valley Hospital, Miami Valley Young Marines,[2] Miami Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Miami Valley Storytellers illustrate local usage.

Map of Miami Valley (1919)
  1. ^ Drury, Augustus Waldo (1909). History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 57.
  2. ^ Marines, Miami Valley Young. "Miami Valley Young Marines". Miami Valley Young Marines. Retrieved 2022-07-23.