Kinsman (also known as Kinsman Center) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Its population was 616 as of the 2010 census. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44428; as well as a library, the Kinsman Free Public Library. It lies along State Route 7 between Williamsfield and Burghill, at the intersection with State Route 5.
Kinsman is named for John Kinsman, a land agent.
The community is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Notable people
Christopher Barzak, speculative and young-adult novelist and short-story writer; notable works include One for Sorrow, which was adapted into a film in 2014
Leigh Brackett, noted female pioneer science-fiction author (The Long Tomorrow and many other works) and Hollywood screenwriter (The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo and many others).
Edmond Hamilton, noted science-fiction author ( City at World's End and many others ) and writer of numerous Pulp magazine stories ( Captain Future (magazine) and many others).
Clarence Darrow, writer and defense attorney in the Scopes Monkey Trial, Ossian Sweet case, and Leopold and Loeb case
Milan Ford, Wisconsin farmer and legislator
Bill McKinley, American League umpire
Philip Bliss, American hymn composer and abolitionist
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