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Kingston

Ghost town · Kings County, California

Laton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:31,680)
Laton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kingston is a ghost town in Kings County, California. It is one of 11 former communities in Kings County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kingston as a historical populated place on the Laton topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.4236° N, 119.6936° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLaton
Elevation261 ft
Nearest living townLaton, CA
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2516782
Coordinates36.42361, -119.69361

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What's there now

Kingston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Laton, CA (population 1,151), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 261 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Kingston?

Kingston is in Kings County, California, at 36.4236, -119.6936.

How many ghost towns are in Kings County?

Kings County, California has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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