Kingston, Georgia
| Kingston, Georgia | |
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Kingston historic district
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 Location in Bartow County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 34°14′9″N 84°56′41″W / 34.23583°N 84.94472°WCoordinates: 34°14′9″N 84°56′41″W / 34.23583°N 84.94472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Bartow |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 637 |
| • Density | 506/sq mi (195.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30145 |
| Area code(s) | 770/678/470 |
| FIPS code | 13-43668 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332152 |
| Website | www |
Kingston is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 637 at the 2010 census. the city was named for John Pendleton King, a United States Senator from Georgia.
Kingston is located in west-central Bartow County at 34°14′9″N 84°56′41″W / 34.23583°N 84.94472°W (34.235749, -84.944648).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all of it land.
Georgia State Route 293 (Kingston Highway) passes through the center of town, leading southeast 11 miles (18 km) to Cartersville and west 13 miles (21 km) to Rome. U.S. Route 411 is a four-lane highway that passes 1 mile (2 km) south of Kingston, connecting the same two larger communities.
Native American tribes once inhabited the area. People of the Mississippian culture were in the vicinity until about 1500 AD. Cherokee removal was accomplished locally by 1838. Europeans settlers were moved in as early as 1832, after a land lottery.
On April 12, 1862, James J. Andrews with 18 Union soldiers in disguise, and 1 civilian, having seized the locomotive The General at Big Shanty (now Kennesaw) intending to wreck the Western and Atlantic Railroad, were forced to side-track here and wait for the southbound freights to pass. After a long delay The General continued north. Pursuing from Big Shanty, William Allen Fuller (conductor) led a crew which used a push-car and other means and eventually caught the highjackers.
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