Biohazard and Pathogen Disinfection in Centerburg, OH

Centerburg is a village in Knox County, along the North Fork of the Licking River, that calls itself "The True Heart of Ohio."

Centerburg was laid out in 1830 by Stephen Sutton and Jacob Houck and was named for its location near the geographical center of Ohio, roughly midway between Columbus and Mount Vernon.

The village began as a stagecoach and freight crossroads where horses were rested on the road between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, a route now followed by the 3C Highway (State Routes 3 and 36).

A post office has been in operation at Centerburg since 1835.

Centerburg boomed when the railroad arrived: the first passenger train of the Cleveland, Mount Vernon and Delaware Railroad ran on September 1, 1874, lot prices jumped tenfold, and the population grew from about 60 to 1,101 people.

Centerburg had a population of 1,690 at the 2020 census, and the 2010 census counted 1,773 people living in 622 households.

A large stone in the village declares Centerburg the geographical center of Ohio, with a time capsule sealed beneath it that is not to be opened until 2104, though the Ohio History Connection places the state's actual geographic center in Delaware County, about 20 miles away.

The 16.9-mile Heart of Ohio Trail, a walking and biking path on a former rail line, runs through Centerburg, which also sits on the statewide Ohio to Erie Trail linking Cincinnati and Cleveland.

Centerburg High School, the only high school in the Centerburg Local School District, is home of the Trojans and is one of the few schools in central Ohio with a large solar panel field powering the building.

Memorial Park in Centerburg hosts the village's annual Heart of Ohio USA Festival each June, and the community also holds an Oldtime Farming Festival.