Kingston Ghost Town

DeSoto Parish, Louisiana32.1844, -93.7111

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
8.2 miStonewall, LA
Mild months
Jan–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
22 miBenson
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Kingston. No free-licensed photo yet.

Kingston is a former settlement in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, listed among the ghost towns of Louisiana.

On the map

20 mi40 miShreveportBossier CityRed ChuteMansfieldGreenwoodKingston
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Kingston. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Stonewall, LA, about 8.2 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Shreveport, LA, 20 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Benson22 mi south
  2. Albany30 mi north
  3. Pulaski30 mi west
  4. Center Point45 mi west
  5. Victoria46 mi southeast
  6. Mineral Springs46 mi west
  7. Black Ankle49 mi south
  8. Corinth55 mi northwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5736Jan6240Feb7046Mar7653Apr8362May9070Jun9372Jul9372Aug8864Sep7855Oct6844Nov6038DecJan: 4.9 inFeb: 5.2 inMar: 5.5 inApr: 5.2 inMay: 4.6 inJun: 4.3 inJul: 2.5 inAug: 3.5 inSep: 3.2 inOct: 5.0 inNov: 4.3 inDec: 5.3 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Mansfield 4 Nw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Mansfield 4 Nw station (USC00165874), 8.3 miles away. About 53.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationDeSoto Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates32.18444, -93.71111
Also known asKingston, Louisiana, Kingston, LA
SourcesWikidata Q6413420 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Kingston ghost town?

In DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, at 32.1844, -93.7111. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Stonewall, LA, about 8.2 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Shreveport, LA, 20 miles away.

Can you visit Kingston?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Kingston?

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Mansfield 4 Nw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Kingston?

Yes. Benson (22 mi), Albany (30 mi), Pulaski (30 mi).

More ghost towns in Louisiana

All 36 ghost towns in Louisiana