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Welcome to Kingston ...Kingston is located in Adams County<1>. The location of Kingston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Kingston: KING-stuhn<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836. When the people of Kingston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Kingstonian<4> Kingston is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Kingston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Kingston is located in the (217) area code. Communities Also Named Kingston ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Kingston: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in DeKalb County. Beyond Illinois, there are 55 communities that are also named Kingston - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (3), Idaho, 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, Virginia (2), 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.
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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingston. See our Newspapers Page for 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. Adding Kingston to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kingston 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 Kingston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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