Kensington is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Walker County, Georgia, United States, northwest of
LaFayette.
History
A post office called Kensington was established in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965. The community was named after
Kensington, Pennsylvania.
Historic sites
Kensington contains three properties or districts that are listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
:
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Lane House (Kensington, Georgia)
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McLemore Cove Historic District
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Miller Brothers Farm
References
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Walker County, Georgia
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