Kingville, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

33°40′03″N 88°02′26″W / 33.66750°N 88.04056°W / 33.66750; -88.04056CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyLamarElevation

420 ft (130 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

35574

Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID156561^[1]

Kingville is an unincorporated community in southern Lamar County, Alabama, United States,^[1] about 6.6 miles (10.6 km) north-northwest of the town of Kennedy.

History

A post office operated in the community under the name Kingville from 1877 to 1905.^[2]

Transportation

The community is served by three Lamar County roads:^[3]^[4]

CR 20 (Lamar County Road 20) – north-northwest to State Route 17 (SR 17), just south of Hightogy, and east toward Belk (in Fayette County)
CR 24 (Lamar County Road 24) – southwest to SR 17
CR 49 (Lamar County Road 49) – north to State Route 18 and Beaverton and south to Kennedy and State Route 96

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kingville
^ Forte, Jim. "Post Offices: Alabama, Lamar County". postalhistory.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ Google (October 13, 2019). "Kingville, Alabama 35574" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ "Lamar County Highway Functional Classification System" (PDF) (Map). dot.state.al.us. Alabama Department of Transportation. April 23, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2019.