Kinnikinnick 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 Ross County,

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, United States. Kinnikinnick is located at the junction of

Ohio State Route 159 State Route 159 (SR 159) is a northeast-southwest state highway (signed north–south) in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is in Chillicothe at the U.S. Route 50 and State Route 104 concurrency; ...

and

Ohio State Route 180 State Route 180 (SR 180) is a long east–west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. SR 180 has its western terminus at a Roundabout with SR 159 nearly northeast of Chillicothe. Its east ...

, north-northeast of Chillicothe.

History

A post office called Kinnikinnick was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1910. The community takes its name from Kinnikinnick Creek, which the community is located on.

Gallery

File:KinnikinnickOH1.JPG, Kinnikinnick community sign. File:KinnikinnickOH2.JPG, Looking east on Ohio Highway 180 in Kinnikinnick.

References

Unincorporated communities in Ross County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio 1878 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1878 {{RossCountyOH-geo-stub