Welcome to Kingston ...

Kingston is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Kingston is located in Shoshone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Kingston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Kingstonian<2>

Kingston is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Kingston is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Kingston lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Kingston (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Kingston: (208) and (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Kingston: 83839<5>

Communities Also Named Kingston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Kingston - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kingston ...

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

• Kellogg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <7>
• Osburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <7>
• Wallace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <7>
• Smelterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelterville
  • Smelterville is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smelterville <7>
• Wardner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
  • Wardner is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <7>
• Sweeney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
  • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
• Canyon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
• Rose Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
  • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
• Lane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Lane is located in Kootenai County
• Silverton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <7>

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 Kingston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kingston. 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 Kingston.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingston ...

Looking for more information about Kingston? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kingston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kingston.

Adding Kingston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingston 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 Kingston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Kingston on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Idaho (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/