Welcome to Kingsley ...

Kingsley is located in Clay 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 1878.

Kingsley is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kingsley is located in the (904) area code.

Websites for Kingsley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kingsley, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Kingsley ...

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

• Green Cove Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <4>
• Starke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <4>
• Keystone Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <4>
• Waldo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
• Penney Farms
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <4>
• Lawtey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtey
  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <4>
• Hampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Raiford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiford
  • Raiford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raiford <4>
• Middleburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Asbury Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
  • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kingsley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 1878.

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 Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/