Do you know of Kingsboro ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Kingsboro. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Kingsboro.<1>

Our sources for Kingsboro (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Kingsboro other than they indicate that Kingsboro would be found somewhere in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1866 and closed  in 1926.

Communities Also Named Kingsboro ...

We found three communities that share the name Kingsboro.

Within North Carolina, the name Kingsboro is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Harris County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kingsboro [Harris County].
  • New York
    • Fulton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Kingsboro [Fulton County].
  • Prince Edward Island
    • Please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward Island community of Kingsboro.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Kingsboro ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Kingsboro:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Kingsboro - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

The FIPS database contains an entry for Kingsboro.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 37/35800   (Place Name: Kingsboro)

County: Edgecombe     (FIPS State/County: 37/065)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Kingsboro) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Edgecombe County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Edgecombe County.