If they don't know it already, anyone driving through Middletown will know it's the home of Vice President JD Vance.

An online petition is circulating to rename a Middletown street for Vice President JD Vance, who is a native son.

As Middletown, Ohio, native JD Vance gets settled in as the Vice President, his hometown is showing its support for him.

If anyone drives in Middletown, they now know it is the hometown of Vice President J.D. Vance. The first sign honoring the vice president was unveiled Thursday, according to a social media post. As previously reported by News Center 7, the signs will read, “Hometown of J.D. Vance, 50th Vice President of the United States of America.”

JD Vance, an Ohio native with strong ties to Columbus, will be sworn in as vice president Monday. Vance, the now-former senator from Ohio who was tapped as presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate this summer, grew up in Middletown, Ohio, as he details in his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ."

The community then rallied together to support the band, raising $140,000 to fund the trip to Washington, D.C.

Sen. Bernie Moreno gifted the Vice President-elect with a personalized No. 1 Ohio State jersey featuring "Vance" on the back, a spokesperson for Moreno told the Enquirer.

It was November 2016 and the ballroom at Miami Valley Gaming was nearly empty, except for a few wait staff members filing water glasses and organizers checking reservations and table assignments.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — It was a month after her son’s election as vice president of the United States and JD Vance ‘s mother wondered why the city of his birth had yet to recognize him.

A ceramic refractory company has plans to consolidate several of its area plants and bring new life to the decades-old Armco/AK Research Building on Curtis Street in Middletown.

JD Vance will be sworn in today at the 50th Vice President of the United States. His “rag to riches” story has been told many times. Here’s what you should know about the Middletown, Ohio native:

In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments.