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History · Kinsman Center

58% of Kinsman Center’s homes were built before 1940

3 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1907 on.

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58%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Kinsman Center’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Kinsman Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Kinsman Center’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19073 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1994. Watch Kinsman Center change.
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The story so far

Kinsman Center, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kinsman Center yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Kinsman (also known as Kinsman Center) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 574 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. It lies at the intersection of State Route 5 and State Route 7 between Williamsfield and Burghill. Kinsman has a post office with the ZIP code 44428; as well as a library, the Kinsman Free Public Library.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 616 to 574 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the map

Kinsman Center on the map, 1907 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Kinsman Center. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Kinsman Center on the 1907 USGS mapKinsman Center on the 1961 USGS mapKinsman Center on the 1994 USGS map1907Kinsman sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Kinsman Center.

By decade

Kinsman Center, decade by decade

Today4 recent
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On the National Register

3 historic places in Kinsman Center

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
5
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.