Kingville, Alabama

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.

Kingville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°40′03″N 88°02′26″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Lamar
Elevation	420 ft (130 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	35574
Area code(s)	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	156561[1]

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

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