In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the vast ocean in hopes of discovering America.
He landed in the center of Ohio, and built a capital there, named after himself. The rest of Ohio was named after his fellow crewmembers:
Grover Cleveland, Carl Cincinnati, John Akron, Jose Toledo, William Ashtabula, Ivan Zanesville, Steve Putinbay, Ernest Uppersandusky, Fred Washingtoncourthouse, ...