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Welcome to Kingston Station ...

Kingston Station is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingston Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Kingston Station: Kingston Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Kingston Station is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kingston Station: 401

Communities Also Named Kingston Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kingston Station - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kingston Station.

Websites for Kingston Station ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Kingston Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kingston Station.

  • Warwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coventry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • South Kingstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Warwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • West Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
  • North Kingstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Westerly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
  • Stonington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
  • Portsmouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Middletown is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 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 Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingston Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingston Station ...

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

Adding Kingston Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingston Station 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 Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingston Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kingston Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.