Welcome to Kingston ...

The town of Kingston is located in Piute County<1>.

Kingston was established in 1876.

When the people of Kingston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Kingstonian<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kingston has a population of 154 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Kingston is 6,030 feet [1,838 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Kingston is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Kingston lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kingston is located in the (435) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kingston had an population of 154 people. This is a decrease of 10.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kingston had a population of 173 people (or 11.12% of the total population of Piute County). This makes Kingston the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 173 people, the population of Kingston increased 21.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 142 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kingston.

Communities Also Named Kingston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Kingston - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kingston ...

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

• Circleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Piute County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <5>
• Marysvale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysvale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysvale
  • Marysvale is located in Piute County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysvale <5>
• Antimony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
  • Antimony is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antimony <5>
• Angle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle
  • Angle is located in Piute County
  • Former names for Angle:
  • Lower Grass Valley
  • Spring Creek
• Alunite ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alunite
  • Alunite is located in Piute County
• Bone Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley
  • Bone Valley is located in Garfield County
• Thompsonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Piute County
• Osiris ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osiris
  • Osiris is located in Garfield County
• Bear Valley Junction
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Junction
  • Bear Valley Junction is located in Garfield County
• Hoovers
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoovers
  • Hoovers is located in Piute 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 Kingston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingston ...

Looking for more information about Kingston? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kingston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kingston.

Adding Kingston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kingston 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 Kingston was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/