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

Etymology

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

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.

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County seat: West Chester
City	Coatesville
Boroughs	Atglen Avondale Downingtown Elverson Honey Brook Kennett Square Malvern Modena Oxford Parkesburg Phoenixville South Coatesville Spring City West Chester West Grove
Townships	Birmingham Caln Charlestown East Bradford East Brandywine East Caln East Coventry East Fallowfield East Goshen East Marlborough East Nantmeal East Nottingham East Pikeland East Vincent East Whiteland Easttown Elk Franklin Highland Honey Brook Kennett London Britain London Grove Londonderry Lower Oxford New Garden New London Newlin North Coventry Penn Pennsbury Pocopson Sadsbury Schuylkill South Coventry Thornbury Tredyffrin Upper Oxford Upper Uwchlan Uwchlan Valley Wallace Warwick West Bradford West Brandywine West Caln West Fallowfield West Goshen West Marlborough West Nantmeal West Nottingham West Pikeland West Sadsbury West Vincent West Whiteland Morstein Westtown Willistown
CDPs	Berwyn Caln Cambridge‡ Chadds Ford‡ Chesterbrook Cheyney University‡ Cochranville Devon Dilworthtown‡ Eagle Eagleview Exton Frazer Glenmoore Hamorton Hayti Kenilworth Kimberton Lincoln University Lionville Marshallton Nottingham Paoli Pomeroy Pughtown Sadsburyville South Pottstown Thorndale Toughkenamon Unionville Westwood
Other communities	Birchrunville Black Horse Brandamore Bucktown Byers Station Cedarville Chatham Chester Springs Chesterville Compass Coventryville Cromby Darlington Corners Daylesford Devault Doe Run Dorlan Embreeville Ercildoun Faggs Manor Glenloch Goshenville Hallman Harmonyville Hayesville Hephzibah Hickory Hill Hiestand Hinsonville Homeville Hopewell† Howellville Humphreyville Icedale Ironsides Isabella Jennersville Kaolin Kelton Kemblesville Knauertown Landenberg Lenape Lewisville London Grove Longwood Gardens Lower Hopewell Ludwigs Corner Lyndell Mendenhall Milford Mills Mortonville Nantmeal Village Parker Ford Pocopson Russellville St. Peters Siousca Springdell Steelville Strafford‡ Strickersville Sugartown Suplee Valley Forge Wagontown Warwick Wayne‡ West Goshen Whitford Willowdale Yellow Springs
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties †Former borough
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