Local events in Kinsman Township, Trumbull County
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How Kinsman Township, Trumbull County began
Kinsman Township, the only township of its name in Ohio, is named for an early settling family and centers on the unincorporated community of Kinsman at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 7. Its best-known landmark is the Clarence Darrow Octagon House, built around 1854, where the future lawyer -- born nearby in Farmdale in 1857 to an abolitionist cabinetmaker father -- lived from about age seven to sixteen, staging mock trials with other boys years before he became one of America's most famous defense attorneys. The township also holds the 1828 Swift-Kinsman House, the Dr. Peter Allen House and a historic Congregational-Presbyterian church, all clustered near the same crossroads.
Where the name comes from
The township is named for a local family of early settlers surnamed Kinsman; the same family or its connections also gave their name to Judge Frederick Kinsman, whose house and office stood in Warren, though no source consulted here traces the exact family relationship between the township's namesakes and the Warren Kinsmans.
Before the town
No Native village, camp or treaty event specific to Kinsman Township is recorded in the sources we reviewed. The township sits in Trumbull County's northeastern corner near the Pennsylvania line, within the wider region the county's 1882 history describes as Delaware-occupied hunting ground used seasonally by Seneca and Mingo bands through the 1700s, but no source found names a site inside the township's present boundaries.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Seneca, Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga).
Timeline
- — The Swift-Kinsman House is built at what is now 8426 State Street in Kinsman.
- — The Clarence Darrow Octagon House is built at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 7 in Kinsman.
- — Clarence Seward Darrow is born in nearby Farmdale to Amirus Darrow, an abolitionist cabinetmaker and freethinker known locally as the 'village infidel,' and Emily Eddy Darrow, an early advocate for women's suffrage.
- — Clarence Darrow, ages roughly seven to sixteen, lives in the Kinsman octagon house, staging mock trials with other boys years before becoming a defense attorney.
- — The Dr. Peter Allen House and the Congregational-Presbyterian Church in Kinsman are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — The Clarence Darrow Octagon House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying on the strength of its famous resident rather than architectural merit alone.
- — A state historical marker is installed at the Clarence Darrow Octagon House.
Stories
Mock trials in an octagon house
Clarence Darrow was born in 1857 in Farmdale, a few miles from Kinsman, the son of Amirus Darrow, a cabinetmaker so openly abolitionist and religiously skeptical that the town knew him as the 'village infidel,' and Emily Eddy Darrow, an early advocate for women's suffrage -- a household that raised its son to argue unpopular positions before he ever saw a courtroom. The family lived from about 1864 to 1873, when Darrow was roughly seven to sixteen years old, in an eight-sided house built around 1854 on the Kinsman crossroads, one of the mid-1800s fad houses built to the octagon-plan theories of phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler; there, Darrow and other local boys are remembered to have staged their own mock trials years before he grew up to become one of the most famous defense attorneys in American history, arguing the Scopes trial and the Leopold and Loeb case among many others. When the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, it qualified not on its architecture -- unremarkable among Ohio's surviving octagon houses -- but explicitly because of who had lived there as a boy, and the state did not add a historical marker to make the connection official until 2000.
Photographs
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Historic places
3 places in Kinsman Township, Trumbull County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Allen, Dr. Peter, HouseBuilding · Kinsman · listed 1971
- Address
- W. Williamsfield State Rd., N of intersection of OH 87
- Where
- Kinsman, Trumbull County · ZIP 44428
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1971
- NRIS reference number
- 71000653
- Coordinates
- 41.45483, -80.59440
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Congregational-Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · Kinsman · listed 1971
- Address
- Near OH 5 and 7
- Where
- Kinsman, Trumbull County · ZIP 44428
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1971
- NRIS reference number
- 71000654
- Coordinates
- 41.44813, -80.58474
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Darrow, Clarence, Octagon HouseBuilding · Kinsman · listed 1971
- Address
- OH 5 and 7
- Where
- Kinsman, Trumbull County · ZIP 44428
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1971
- NRIS reference number
- 71001025
- Coordinates
- 41.44975, -80.58450
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
No water-system data is linked to Kinsman Township, Trumbull County's ZIP codes yet.
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Kinsman Township, Trumbull County's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 1 private school, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 library, 1 police station, 1 Superfund site, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 1 spill case. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Kinsman Fire DepartmentKinsman
- Address
- 8450 North Ridge Road, Kinsman, OH 44428
- Coordinates
- 41.45152, -80.58582
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Private schools (1)
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Kinsman Amish SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Kinsman
- Address
- 10141 Kinsman Pymatuning Rd, Kinsman, OH 44428
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 16
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Phone
- (330) 360-1366
- NCES private school ID
- A1302361
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Bridges rated poor (1)
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County Road 276b over Stratton CreekPoor · built 1947
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Culvert
- Built
- 1947
- Length
- 17 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 797
- Coordinates
- 41.44374, -80.57781
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Public libraries (1)
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Kinsman Free Public LibraryCentral library · Kinsman
- Address
- 6420 Church St., Kinsman, OH 44428
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Kinsman Free Public Library
- Open
- 2,288 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 10,926 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 44,876
- System's loans, FY2024
- 114,672
- People the system serves
- 5,957
- Phone
- (330) 876-2461
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Police stations (1)
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Kinsman Township Police DepartmentKinsman
- Address
- 8070 State Route 7 NE, Kinsman, OH 44428
- Coordinates
- 41.44018, -80.58813
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Superfund sites (1)
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Us Army - Coe Pittsburgh DistrictSuperfund program · Vernon
- Address
- Oh Rte 88 Co Rd 255, Vernon, OH 44428
- County
- Trumbull County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- Federal facility
- Yes
- EPA program ID
- OH5210090010
- EPA registry ID
- 110006882267
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)
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Kraft Foods North America, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Farmdale
- Address
- 5915 Burnett Rd., Farmdale, OH 44417
- County
- Trumbull County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
- EPA program ID
- 44417KRFTN5915B
- EPA registry ID
- 110000493500
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (1)
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Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil2022-12-31 · Kinsman Twp
- Reported
- 2022-12-31
- What spilled
- Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
- Largest amount reported
- 250 gallons
- Where
- Kinsman Twp, Trumbull County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2301EPA0000023
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44428 Kinsman Township and Kinsman | 54% | Mostly private wells | 3.4 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1958 | Joseph Badger Local · 4 stars overall | 1.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44417 Johnston Township and Farmdale | 4% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Median year built 1966 | Joseph Badger Local · 4 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee | BRUCE O. BANCROFT | 12/31/2027 | 9083 STATE ROUTE 7, KINSMAN, OH 44428 | |
| Trustee | JAMIN BANNING | 12/31/2029 | 5971 MAYBURN BARCLAY RD, FARMDALE, OH 44417 | |
| Trustee | LOREN HOPKINS | 12/31/2029 | 6810 COUNTY LINE RD, KINSMAN, OH 44428 | |
| Fiscal officer | VICTORIA WOOD | 3/31/2028 | 8560 RIDGE RD, KINSMAN, OH 44428 |
Roster as of 2026-08-24: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 6 of 8 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 2 of 4.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Issue: Kinsman Twp Roads Renewal 2 mills 5 years (2.0 mills, renewal) | 163 | 59 | Passed (73.42% for) |
| 2024-03-19 | Issue: Kinsman Twp Current Expenses Additional 1.25 mills 5 years (1.25 mills, additional) | 224 | 262 | Failed (46.09% for) |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Kinsman Twp Current Expenses Additional 1.5 mills 5 years (1.5 mills, additional) | 316 | 350 | Failed (47.45% for) |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Kinsman Twp Roads Renewal 1.5 mills 5 years (1.5 mills, renewal) | 582 | 182 | Passed (76.18% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Kinsman Twp Replacement Fire and EMS 1 mill Continuing (1.0 mills, replacement) | 426 | 110 | Passed (79.48% for) |
| 2019-11-06 | Issue: Kinsman Twp Roads Replacement 2 mills (2.0 mills, replacement) | 355 | 179 | Passed (66.48% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: Kinsman Twp Roads Ren 1.5 mills (1.5 mills) | 656 | 259 | Passed (71.69% for) |
| 2015-11-03 | Issue: YES 357 63.75% NO 203 36.25% Kinsman Twp Add Police 1.5 mills (1.5 mills) | 428 | 255 | Passed (62.66% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Township Trustees | Bruce O. Bancroft 211, 30.23%; Jamin Banning 269, 38.54%; Loren Hopkins 218, 31.23% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Trustee | Gregory Leonhard 537, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Fiscal Officer | Margaret Crupi 504, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustees | Bruce O. Bancroft 241, 22.8%; Jamin Banning 374, 35.38%; Linda S. Miller 223, 21.1%; Fred Stahl 219, 20.72% |
| 2019-11-06 | Twp Trustee | Bruce O. Bancroft 216, 39.63%; Gregory Leonhard 329, 60.37% |
| 2019-11-06 | Twp Fiscal Officer | Margaret E. Crupi 441, 100.0% |
| 2017-11-07 | Trustee (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Miller, Linda S. 242, 25.29%; Nemeth, Robert T. 210, 21.94%; Stahl, Fred 337, 35.21%; Wilson, Dale R. 168, 17.55% |
| 2015-11-03 | Trustee | Leonhard, Gregory 603, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2023 to 2024, released 2026-01-15
The county
Trumbull County: 25 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 194,818 people.
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Quick answers
What county is Kinsman Township, Ohio in?
Kinsman Township, Trumbull County is a township in Trumbull County, Ohio, with 1,737 residents.
How did Kinsman Township, Ohio get its name?
The township is named for a local family of early settlers surnamed Kinsman; the same family or its connections also gave their name to Judge Frederick Kinsman, whose house and office stood in Warren, though no source consulted here traces the exact family relationship between the township's namesakes and the Warren Kinsmans. Source
What ZIP code is Kinsman Township, Ohio?
Kinsman Township, Trumbull County is served by ZIP codes 44428 and 44417; 44428 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Kinsman Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Kinsman Township, Trumbull County: Mostly private wells.
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