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Welcome to Kingsboro Estates ...

Kingsboro Estates is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingsboro Estates, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Kingsboro Estates: Kingsboro Ests.

Kingsboro Estates is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kingsboro Estates: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Kingsboro Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kingsboro Estates.

  • Durham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Burlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Carrboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mebane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
  • Graham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
  • Haw River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Green Level
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Swepsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Walnut Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingsboro Estates ...

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

Adding Kingsboro Estates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingsboro Estates in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Kingsboro Estates was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingsboro Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kingsboro Estates - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Kingsboro Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Kingsboro Estates 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.