Welcome to Kingsville ...

Kingsville is located in Randolph County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Kingsville is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Kingsville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Kingsville: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Kingsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Kingsville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Kingsville ...

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

• Elkins
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
  • Elkins is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <5>
• Buckhannon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <5>
• Philippi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <5>
• Belington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <5>
• Mill Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
• Beverly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
• Junior
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
  • Junior is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Womelsdorf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
  • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
• Huttonsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
  • Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <5>
• Montrose
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 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 Kingsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingsville ...

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

Adding Kingsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingsville 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 Kingsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kingsville post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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