Welcome to Kaolin ...

Kaolin is located in Chester County<1>.

The location of Kaolin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kaolin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Kaolin is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kaolin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Kaolin: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Kaolin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kaolin - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kaolin.

Communities near Kaolin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kaolin.

• Wilmington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• West Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Elkton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Coatesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Downingtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Brookhaven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <5>
• Kennett Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Media
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
  • Media is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <5>
• Elsmere
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kaolin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kaolin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kaolin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kaolin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kaolin. See our Newspapers Page for Kaolin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kaolin ...

Looking for more information about Kaolin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kaolin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kaolin.

Adding Kaolin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kaolin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kaolin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kaolin post office opened in 1868.

We also found Kaolin in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kaolin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kaolin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/