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Welcome to Kingston ...

Kingston is located in Adams County<1>.

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<2>

Kingston is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Kingston: 601 & 769<4>

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)
  • Vidalia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <5>
  • Roxie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crosby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeannette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jeannette is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Garden City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Knoxville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Cloverdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Carthage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Rosetta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta

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 (so far) for Kingston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kingston post office opened in 1827. The Kingston post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Kingston refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Kingston may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kingston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Kingston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Kingston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/