Kingston, Georgia

Kingston is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 637 at the 2010 census

Kingston, Georgia
City
Kingston historic district
Location in Bartow County and the state of Georgia

Geography

Kingston is located in west-central Bartow County at  

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34°14′9″N 84°56′41″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.

Landmarks

Kingston Museum

• Kingston has a small museum and several historical landmarks related to the Civil War and to the Native American tribes which once lived there.
• Kingston Saltpeter Cave, located south of the city, is the largest cave in Bartow County and was used by the Confederacyto produce gunpowder during the Civil War. It is closed to public access.

List of Kingston area historic markers:

• Confederate Memorial Day
• Hardee's Corps at Kingston
• Historic Price House
• 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast is the Site of the Thomas V. B. Hargis House
• Kingston Methodist Church. The original Methodist church, with another name at another location, was built in 1845. It was rebuilt in Kingston in 1854, and dedicated by Rev. Lovick Pierce. It was the only church remaining after Sherman's march through Kingston. It opened its doors to all denominations. It also served as Kingston's schoolhouse for many years.
• Old Macedonia Church, organized 1847
• Spring Bank
• Georgia (Bartow County), Kingston The post-war surrender of Confederate Troops took place here.
• The Federal Army at Kingston

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_Georgia

Classifieds in Kingston