BlockKingston, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Kingston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30145. It stands on Shanty Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kingston quadrangle. 722 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 702 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresKingston grew from 637 to 722 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 637 | |
| 2020 | 722 | +85 (+13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1906 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Kingston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
407 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 407 fires within 5 miles of Kingston between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,895 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 190 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 190 |
| Debris and open burning | 159 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 9.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-000 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-010 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-BARTOW-028 |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BARTOW-025 |
| 30 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Kingston: 14 prospects, 14 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Garden Prospect | Manganese, Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Strickland Property | Manganese | Occurrence | 1908 | |
| Mcmakin Mine | Iron, Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| W I Henderson Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Adairsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cartersville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Greenfield Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Howard Hydraulic Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kerr Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Vincent Property | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | 1908 |
Storms near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kingston in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 lightning, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Hail | Kingston | $400,000 | A number of reports were received from the public of quarter to golf ball-sized hail across the southern half of Bartow county. This was the result of two severe thunderstorms that moved east across the county. The first storm tracked from west of Kingston to near Red Mountain State Park, while the second storm tracked from the Floyd county line west of Euharlee, to the south side of Cartersville, to Lake Allatoona. Although these storms were separate and distinct, they tracked across the same areas within a 10-mile/15-minute period. Golf ball-sized hail was reported near Euharlee decreasing to quarter-sized hail on the south side of Cartersville. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds damaged a few chicken houses near Kingston. Numerous trees were knocked down across northwest Bartow county from Kingston to White blocking some roads. Some 5000 customers lost electricity when a substation was damaged. |
| April 2009 | Lightning | Kingston | $25,000 | The Bartow County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck and set a home on fire. The structure suffered minor damage before the fire was extinguished. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $10,000 | The Bartow County Emergency Manager reported a few trees blown down across the city of Kingston. One tree fell onto a car, no injuries were reported. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $7,000 | Emergency manager reported several trees and power lines down near the intersection of Tom Jones Rd NW and Kingston Highway. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $6,000 | The Bartow County 911 center reported several trees blown down on Highway 293 in Kingston and on Manning Mill Way in Adairsville. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $4,000 | The Bartow County 911 center reported a few trees blown down Kingston to northeast of Cassville in the Manning Lake area. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $4,000 | The Bartow County 911 center reported several trees blown down in the Kingston area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $4,000 | The public reported that the tin roof was partially lifted off a pole barn. One large tree was down and a swing set was blown over. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $3,000 | Two trees and power lines down near intersection of hwy 411 and Reynolds Bridge Road. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $2,000 | The Bartow County 911 Center reported that four trees and two power lines were down on West Oak Grove Road in the far western part of the county. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down in the 1200 block of kingston highway nw. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $1,000 | The Bartow county 911 center reported that some trees were down between the Floyd county border west of Kingston and Cartersville. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $500 | The Bartow county 911 center reported that a couple of trees had been blown down, one on Georgia Highway 293 just east of Kingston and the other on Macedonia Road between Kingston and Taylorsville. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $500 | The public reported 2 hardwood trees blown over. One fell on highway 411. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Kingston | - | An employee of Jumping Jeremys Moonwalks reported quarter size hail at the company location west of Kingston on Kingston Highway. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Kingston | - | A spotter observed nickel-sized hail northeast of Cartersville. WSR-88D radar data suggests that hail of this size or larger likely fell from the west central areas of the county, west of Kingston, to the northeast corner of the county, northeast of Funkhouser. Neighboring counties Floyd and Pickens reported golf ball-sized hail. |
| April 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Kingston | - | The public observed at least one funnel cloud in the Cobbleston subdivision, about one mile east-southeast of Kingston or about nine miles south of Adairsville. Additional funnel clouds may have been observed with other thunderstorms that passed through the area during the evening. No tornado touch downs were reported or confirmed in this area, but Doppler radar clearly showed several mesoscale circulations passing through the county during the evening. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | Several reports of hail, ranging in size from pennies to nickels were received from the public in the southwest part of Bartow county. This was a separate and distinct storm from the one that affected the central and northern part of the county earlier. Penny to nickel-sized hail was reported from the Kingston, Euharlee, and Taylorsville areas. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | The public reported penny-sized hail lasted for five minutes. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | The public reported penny-sized hail in the Kingston area and penny to nickel-sized hail in the Cartersville area. This was the third hail storm to affect much of the same areas of the county within a three hour period. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Kingston | - | The public reported nickel size hail. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Kingston | - | Several reports of hail from quarter to half dollar size were received. Hail covered the ground in some areas. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woollys (historical) | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Aylmer (historical) | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Ford (historical) | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Murchisons (historical) | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Halls | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Eves (historical) | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Jones Heights | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Country Village | 4.5 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Kingston | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2104890 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332152. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.