Kensington, Ohio

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Kensington, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Kensington
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Kensington
Coordinates: 40°44′07″N80°57′23″W / 40.73528°N 80.95639°W / 40.73528; -80.95639
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. [1] Lying along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with Ohio State Routes 9 and 644, it has a post office with the ZIP code 44427. [2] Kensington is a part of the Salem micropolitan area, 23 miles (37 km) miles east of Canton and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Youngstown.

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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. [3] A post office called Maysville was established in 1860, and the name was changed to Kensington in 1876. [4] Besides the post office, Kensington had a train station, hotel, and country store. [5]

Parks and recreation

Kensington is home to the Seven Ranges Scout Reservation, a nearly 900 acres (360 ha) camping reservation owned by the Buckeye Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It is composed of three camps with numerous campsites and recreational activities, including a lake and field sports ranges. [6]

Education

Children in Kensington are served by the United Local School District. The current schools serving the community are:

Parts of the outerlying area served by the Kensington post office are included in the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and Southern Local School District.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kensington
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 162.
  4. ↑ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p.  282.
  6. ↑ "Seven Ranges Scout Reservation". Buckeye Council . Retrieved January 9, 2023.


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