Kitts Hill is an unincorporated community in western Lawrence Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45645.[1] It lies along State Route 141 northeast of the city of Ironton, the county seat of Lawrence County. It has a community center that was previously Deering Local School District in the area. The majority of Pre-K through 12th grade education is provided by the Rock Hill Local School District, although very small portions of the area are served by the Dawson-Bryant Local School District.
Kitts Hill is named for the family of farmer George Edward "Charles" Kitts, who was born in Belmont, and died at Kitts Hill around 1876.[2] His son, Edward Franklin Kitts and wife Mary Ann nee-Farson, followed. Their daughter Louisa Esther married Willis Crowe, whose family controlled the farm for much of the 20th century.[3]