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Welcome to Kingville ...

Kingville is located in Lamar County<1>.


The location of Kingville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Kingville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kingville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Kingville: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Kingville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kingville - it's located in South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kingville.

Communities near Kingville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kingville.

  • Fayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
  • Sulligent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
    • Sulligent is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <5>
  • Reform
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <5>
  • Caledonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <5>
  • Millport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Millport is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <5>
  • Kennedy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Belk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Beaverton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
    • Beaverton is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <5>
  • Gattman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
    • Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kingville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kingville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingville. See our Newspapers Page for Kingville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingville ...

Looking for more information about Kingville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kingville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kingville.

Adding Kingville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kingville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kingville post office opened in 1877.

We also found Kingville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kingville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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