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>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

When the people of Kingston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Kingstonian<3>

Kingston is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Kingston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Kingston: (601) and (769)<5>

Communities Also Named Kingston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Kingston - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, 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.

• Natchez
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <6>
• Vidalia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
  • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <6>
• Roxie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
  • Roxie is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <6>
• Crosby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <6>
• Jeannette
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeannette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Adams County
• Garden City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Franklin County
• Cloverdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Adams County
• Carthage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Adams County
• Rosetta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
  • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
• White Apple
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
  • White Apple is located in Franklin County

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>

From that list, the Kingston post office opened in 1827.

We also found Kingston in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/