Kensington, Ohio
Kensington, Ohio | |
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 Kensington Post Office | |
 Location of Kensington, Ohio | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Township | Hanover |
| Time zone | UTC-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] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 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 Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad 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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kensington
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 162.
- ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 282.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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