Welcome to Kingman ...
Kingman is located in Shelby County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Kingman is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kingman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Kingman and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Communities Also Named Kingman ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Kingman - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Ohio and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kingman.
Communities near Kingman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kingman.
- Mattoon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
- Teutopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <3>
- Stewardson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
- Stewardson is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <3>
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 Kingman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kingman. 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 Kingman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingman. See our Newspapers Page for Kingman.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingman ...
Looking for more information about Kingman? 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 Kingman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kingman.
Adding Kingman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kingman 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 Kingman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Kingman post office opened in 1886.
We also found Kingman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingman.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kingman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |