Dwight Dix News Today

Kensington: The Michigan Town That Disappeared The non-existent village of Kensington resides in Oakland County and was eventually wiped out completely by the railroad, bad business deals, greed...and the construction of I-96 and Kensington Metropark. Kensington was settled in 1831, with a post office appearing in 1834 named “Lyon”, the same name of the township. In 1836, the town was re-platted and the post office name was changed to Kensington. At Kensingtons peak there were five blacksmi...