Welcome to Kingston ...

Kingston is located in Roanoke County<1>.

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

When the people of Kingston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Kingstonian<3>

Kingston is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Kingston: (540)

Communities Also Named Kingston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Kingston: This one is located in Roanoke County and the other is located in Campbell County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 55 communities that are also named Kingston - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (3), Idaho, 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, 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.

• Roanoke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Salem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Vinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
• Troutville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <5>
• Fincastle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <5>
• Boones Mill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <5>
• New Castle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Mason Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
• Apple Tree Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
  • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <5>

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.

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kingston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page 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 Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/