Kensington, Ohio

Kensington is an unincorporated community in southwestern Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44427.[2] It lies along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with Ohio State Routes 9 and 644.

Kensington, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Kensington Post Office
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

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]

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 10 January 2016.
  5. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 282.

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