Welcome to Kingsley ...

Kingsley is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingsley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Kingsley is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kingsley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Kingsley: (570)

Communities Also Named Kingsley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Kingsley - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Nevada, New Brunswick, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Kingsley ...

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

• Carbondale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Clarks Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
  • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <4>
• Jermyn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
  • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <4>
• Forest City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Mayfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Tunkhannock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
  • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <4>
• Montrose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
• Clarks Green
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
  • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
• Hallstead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingsley ...

Looking for more information about Kingsley? 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 Kingsley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kingsley.

Adding Kingsley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingsley 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 Kingsley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kingsley post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingsley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/