Kensington, Ohio

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Kensington, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Kensington Post Office
Kensington Post Office
Location of Kensington, Ohio
Location of Kensington, Ohio
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
TownshipHanover
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44427
Area code(s)234/330

Kensington is an unincorporated community in southwestern Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44427.[3] It lies along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with Ohio State Routes 9 and 644.

History[]

Kensington was originally called Mayville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1852 when the was extended to that point.[4] A post office called Maysville was established in 1860, and the name was changed to Kensington in 1876.[5] Besides the post office, Kensington had a train station, hotel, and country store.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kensington
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 162.
  5. ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 282.

Coordinates: 40°44′07″N 80°57′23″W / 40.73528°N 80.95639°W / 40.73528; -80.95639

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