Kaolin is an unincorporated community in Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 41 between Avondale to the northwest and Hockessin, Delaware to the southeast.[2]

Etymology

Kaolin was named after the valuable deposits of kaolin in the vicinity.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaolin, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ Kennett Square, PA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1987 rev.)
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 172.

39°47′55″N 75°43′38″W / 39.79861°N 75.72722°W / 39.79861; -75.72722


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