Welcome to Kingville ...

Kingville is located in Richland County<1>.

The location of Kingville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Kingville is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kingville is located in the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Kingville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kingville - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Kingville ...

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

• Saint Matthews
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Eastover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastover <4>
• Pinewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinewood <4>
• Cameron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Gadsden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <4>
• Weston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Richland County
• Pinewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Richland County
• Bruner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
  • Bruner is located in Richland County
• Wedgefield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
  • Wedgefield is located in Sumter County
  • Wedgefield has also been known as:
  • Wedgewood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedgefield <4>
• Hopkins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Hopkins is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingville ...

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

Adding Kingville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingville 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 Kingville was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/