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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kingston had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.

  • Huron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Des Moines County
  • Oquawka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kossuth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kossuth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Kossuth is located in Des Moines County
  • Sperry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Latty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
    • Latty is located in Des Moines County
  • Milroy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milroy
    • From Kingston to Milroy
  • Mediapolis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dodgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Northfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Des Moines County
  • Oakville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <3>
  • Gladstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rozetta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rozetta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
    • Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rozetta
    • From Kingston to Rozetta
  • Keithsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Louisa County
  • Toolesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toolesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
    • Toolesboro is located in Louisa County
  • Roscoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Des Moines County
  • West Burlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
    • West Burlington is located in Des Moines County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <3>
  • Burlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ogle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
    • Ogle is located in Mercer County (IL)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
  • New Boston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <3>
  • Morning Sun
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
    • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <3>
  • Olena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Little York
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Little York is located in Warren County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little York <3>
  • Wapello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Yarmouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

The official website for Des Moines County: www.co.des-moines.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kingston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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