Welcome to Kingston ...

Kingston is located in Linn 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 1891.

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

Kingston is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Kingston lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

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 Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, 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.

• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Albany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Keizer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <5>
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Silverton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
• Aumsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville
  • Aumsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aumsville <5>
• Mount Angel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Angel
  • Mount Angel is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Angel <5>
• Jefferson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Sublimity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
  • Sublimity is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <5>
• Millersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people

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.<6>

From that list, the Kingston post office opened in 1891.

We also found Kingston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/