Rome Ohio Map

About Rome, Ohio

Rome is a locality in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 139.3 people per km². Rome is located at 38.6662°N, 83.3781°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rome is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45669, 44085, 44878.

Rome occupies a quiet expanse of inland terrain dominated by the sprawling, placid surface of Lake Cardinal. It lies 18.4 miles south-southwest of Ashtabula, OH (from Ashtabula, OH: bearing 192°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Montville. Plumb Creek winds through the low-lying meadows nearby, its slow current carving subtle indentations into the soil before vanishing into the dense, verdant cover of the Kraft Tract Acquisition. On clear days, the silhouette of South Ridge emerges as a jagged, atmospheric bruise against the distant horizon, anchoring the otherwise level horizon. The quality of light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the moisture off the water at dusk to turn the sky a pale, bruised violet that lingers long after the sun dips below the flat line of the fields.

Rome maintains a character defined by the slow turnover of seasons and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. Local life is tethered to the rhythm of the land and the modest commerce that has persisted here since the arrival of early settlers who recognized the fertility of the surrounding soil. While the industrial hum of the broader region occasionally pulses in the distance, the economy here remains anchored in the stewardship of the earth and the maintenance of the infrastructure that connects these isolated stretches of woods and water. There is a profound stillness in the way the morning mist clings to the reeds of Lake Cardinal, a reminder that the pace of Rome is dictated not by the frantic demands of the modern world, but by the steady, unhurried growth of the timber and the seasonal rise of the creeks.

About This Rome Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rome, Ohio. Coordinates: 38.666203, -83.378143. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Rome includes the ZIP code (45669, 44085, 44878), telephone area code (419, 937), county seat of Ashtabula County (Jefferson), and school district assignment (Manchester Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.