Welcome to Kingswood ...

Kingswood is located in Nelson County<1>.

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

Kingswood is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Kingswood: (434)

Communities Also Named Kingswood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Kingswood: This one is located in Nelson County and the other is located in James City County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 19 communities that are also named Kingswood - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, North Carolina (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Kingswood ...

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

• Amherst
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• New Glasgow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
  • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
• Jonesboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
• Lowesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Lowesville is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowesville <4>
• Massies Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
  • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
• Shipman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
  • Shipman is located in Nelson County
• Buffalo Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
• Monitor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monitor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
  • Monitor is located in Amherst County
• Old Myndus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
  • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
• Sandidges
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandidges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
  • Sandidges is located in Amherst County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingswood ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/