Kensington, Ohio

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Entering Kensington from the south on State Route 9
Location of 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 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.[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
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