Kingston, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the South Marshall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73439. The Survey maps it on the Kingston South quadrangle. 1,431 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
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On record in Kingston
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- James H. Bounds Barnlisted 2013
Population over time
2 figuresKingston fell from 1,601 to 1,431 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 | 1,601 | |
| 2020 | 1,431 | -170 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denison Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Kingston South quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Kinston South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Kingston between 1998 and 2014, burning about 575 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2006 | Fireworks | 1.3 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BOOM BOOM |
| 27 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 570 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CANEY CREE |
| 2 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | HAMBURGER HILL |
| 1 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | ROOSEVELT BRIDGE |
| 5 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PERSHICA |
| 13 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE |
| 11 March 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CLIFF LAWN |
| 20 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | DALLASACRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Kingston: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
59 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kingston in 59 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 40 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | 1 killed, $10,000,000 | Eight boathouses were sunk, and forty boats were damaged at Catfish Bay Marina on Lake Texoma. Nearly one-third of a 300 boat-slip and several nearby cabins were also heavily damaged. One man was killed when the boat he was on capsized and sank. |
| June 2003 | Lightning | Kingston | 2 hurt, $1,000 | Lightning struck a building that housed the grill for the Chickasaw Pointe Golf Resort located in the Lake Texoma State Park a few miles north of Highway 70. Two women working at a grill cooking hamburgers were struck by the lightning which is believed to have traveled down the vent hood. Both women were not seriously injured. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | 1 hurt, $12,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto a mobile home. A woman suffered a broken leg when the tree struck her as she was fleeing the mobile home. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Kingston | $500,000 | The first area of damage was noted about 2 miles south of Kingston where a house received significant roof damage. The tornado moved northeast crossing US-70 in the far eastern portion of Kingston where a number of homes and businesses were significantly damaged, including metal buildings where roof and wall panels were pulled from the building. Tree damage continued to the northeast and debris from the structures on US-70 fell in areas to the northeast as the tornado approached the northwestern arm of Lake Texoma. Damage to trees, outbuildings and a couple of homes continued as the tornado approached Little City. Widespread tree and structure damage occurred in Little City, primarily of EF0 and low EF1 intensity before the tornado dissipated just northeast of town. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $20,000 | An outbuilding was destroyed. No injuries were reported. The report was relayed by KXII-TV. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $5,000 | Several tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Power was out to most of the town. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $3,000 | Trees were blown over onto power lines. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $2,000 | A tree blew down, which toppled a power line as well. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $1,500 | A storage building was destroyed and shingles were blown from the roof at a nursing home. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $10 | Three inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $10 | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Kingston | - | MPing report. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Kingston | - | The report was relayed by emergency management. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Kingston | - | Measured with calipers. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | Location estimated by radar. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | Mping report of golfball to 2 inch hail. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Kingston | - | Street flooding reported from MPING. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Kingston | - | KXII-TV received two public reports and a photograph of a tornado that was observed to briefly touch down from the Enos area of Marshall County near Lake Texoma. The time and the location of this tornado are estimated and no damage is known to have occurred. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Kingston | - | Trained spotter reported 1 hail. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Four utility poles/power lines were downed on Bounds Road. A large tree fell onto a house, and several small outbuildings were also destroyed. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Kingston | - | Hail was observed at Lake Texoma State Park. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | A gasoline sign was blown over at Bill's Town and Country Store. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 90 mph downed several trees. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | Thunderstorms in central Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 21st produced hail up to quarter-size and wind gusts up to 60 mph. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Woodville | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Aylesworth | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Shay | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| McBride | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Madill | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cumberland | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Oakland | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Powell | 8.1 miles | 13 |
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 Q2443274 | 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 1102958. 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.






