Kaolin, Pennsylvania

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Kaolin is an unincorporated community in Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States. [1] The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 41 between Avondale to the northwest and Hockessin, Delaware to the southeast. [2]

Etymology

Kaolin was named after the valuable deposits of kaolin in the vicinity. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaolin, Pennsylvania
  2. Kennett Square, PA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1987 rev.)
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  172.

39°47′55″N75°43′38″W / 39.79861°N 75.72722°W / 39.79861; -75.72722