Kilgore is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Loudon Township

Loudon Township, Carroll County, Ohio

Loudon Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,032 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Carroll County

Carroll County, Ohio

Carroll County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 28,836, no change from 2000. Its county seat is Carrollton. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The community is part of the Canton

Canton, Ohio

Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...

–Massillon

Massillon, Ohio

Massillon is a city located in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately 8 miles to the west of Canton, Ohio, 20 miles south of Akron, Ohio, and 50 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio. The population was 32,149 at the 2010 census....

 Metropolitan Statistical Area

Canton-Massillon metropolitan area

The Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in northeastern Ohio, anchored by the cities of Canton and Massillon...

. The community is serviced by the Carrollton, Ohio

Carrollton, Ohio

Carrollton is a village in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,190 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.Carrollton is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

 post office, ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 44615. It lies at the intersection of State routes 9 and 164

Ohio State Route 164

State Route 164 is a state highway passing through four counties in east-central Ohio. The route runs in a general southwest to northeast fashion, and is signed north–south accordingly...

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History

The community was platted soon after the formation of Loudon Township in December 1834 by John Able, and named for Daniel Kilgore

Daniel Kilgore

Daniel Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Kings Creek, Virginia , Kilgore received a liberal schooling.He moved to Cadiz, Ohio, and served as member of the Ohio Senate from 1828 to 1832....

 of Cadiz, Ohio

Cadiz, Ohio

Cadiz is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,308 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Harrison County.-Geography:Cadiz is located at ....

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Kilgore Union Presbyterian Church

Kilgore Union Presbyterian Church

Kilgore Union Presbyterian Church is a historic church in unincorporated place called Kilgore, Ohio.It was built in 1828 and added to the National Register in 1995....

 in the community is listed in the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Ohio

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Ohio.It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Ohio, United States...

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Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District

Carrollton Exempted Village School District

Carrollton Exempted Village Schools is a school district located in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The only high school for the district is located in Carrollton, Ohio and is called Carrollton High School.-List of schools:*, Augusta, Ohio...

, which closed the Kilgore Elementary School.