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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Kingston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kingston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Kingston is located in Adams County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Brown, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, Lewis (MO) & Marion (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Kingston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingston:

  • Adams County     (The home county of Kingston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Beverly
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beverly is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Liberty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kellerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kellerville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
    • Adams
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Adams is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Payson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Burton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Burton is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Columbus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbus is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Fall Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Fall Creek is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
    • Camp Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Coatsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Mound Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mound Station is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Timewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hersman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hersman is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
    • Gilbirds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilbirds is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
    • Mount Sterling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Versailles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cooperstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Ripley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ripley is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Augusta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bowen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Chili
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Chili is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
  • Morgan County
    • Meredosia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Barry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hadley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hadley is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Baylis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinderhook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hull
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Canton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • New Canton is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • New Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Salem is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • El Dara
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Spencer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spencer is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Perry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Griggsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shepherd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Shepherd is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Camden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Naples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Oxville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oxville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
    • Bluffs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Exeter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Exeter is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Lewis County (MO)
    • La Grange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Cave City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
    • Hannibal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hannibal is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <1>
    • Oakwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Helton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
    • Dodge City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Palmyra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <1>
    • Taylor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Pike County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Ashburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
    • Louisiana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Frankford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ralls County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Saverton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
    • New London
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rensselaer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kingston, see our County-by-County Page for Kingston.

Cemeteries Near Kingston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingston.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kingston - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kingston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kingston Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mayfield Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Beverly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmwood Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mound Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Drescher Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Klarner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (511 more) ...
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Winner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Kingston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kingston.

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

  • Chestline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestline is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestline
  • Richfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Richfield is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fishhook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fishhook is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
  • Siloam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Siloam is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Plainville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Barry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hadley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hadley is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
  • Baylis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Benville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Benville is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benville
  • Kellerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kellerville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
  • Adams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Adams is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kinderhook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hull
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Payson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kingston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingston.

Newspapers Published in Kingston ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingston, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kingston:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.