Welcome to Kingston ...

Kingston is primarily located in Middlesex County<1>. A portion of Kingston extends into Somerset County.

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 1846.

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

Kingston is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Kingston is within the boundaries of the (609) area code.

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, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, 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.

• Trenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• New Brunswick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Plainfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• South Amboy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Morrisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• Bordentown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Lambertville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• New Hope
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <5>
• Yardley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <5>
• Newtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <5>

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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Kingston in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/