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Welcome to Kingston Riding ...

Kingston Riding is located in Carroll County<1>.

Kingston Riding is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kingston Riding: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Kingston Riding ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Kingston Riding ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kingston Riding.

  • Westminster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hanover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Littlestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shrewsbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • McSherrystown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Riding. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingston Riding.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kingston Riding. 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 Riding.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingston Riding. See our Newspapers Page for Kingston Riding.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingston Riding ...

Looking for more information about Kingston Riding? 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 Riding, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kingston Riding.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kingston Riding - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Kingston Riding area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Kingston Riding area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.