Welcome to Kingwood ...

Kingwood is located in Prince George County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Kingwood is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kingwood is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Kingwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Kingwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kingwood ...

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

• Petersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Hopewell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
• Colonial Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
• Waverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Stony Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>
• Maitland Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
  • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
• Addison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
• Bollinger Estates
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
  • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
• Ettrick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
  • Ettrick is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ettrick <4>
• Grant Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie 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 Kingwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingwood ...

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

Adding Kingwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingwood in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kingwood was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince George County: www.princegeorgeva.org/

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