Welcome to Kensington ...Kensington is located in Philadelphia County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Kensington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826. Kensington is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Kensington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Kensington ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Kensington: This one is located in Philadelphia County and the other is located in Westmoreland County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 28 communities that are also named Kensington - they are located in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York (3), Ohio, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina (3), Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kensington. Communities near Kensington ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kensington.
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 Kensington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kensington. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kensington. 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 Kensington. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kensington. See our Newspapers Page for Kensington. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kensington ...Looking for more information about Kensington? 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 Kensington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kensington. Adding Kensington to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kensington 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 Kensington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Kensington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Kensington. Footnotes ...
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