Kingston Arkansas Map

About Kingston, Arkansas

Kingston is a locality in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 97. The population density is 23.6 people per km². Kingston is located at 36.0567°N, 93.5147°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72853, 72742.

Kingston emerges from the landscape where the Sally Spring Branch carves a quiet, limestone-edged path through the earth, marking the transition between deep woodland and the open expanse of the Ozark interior. It lies 20.8 miles south-southwest of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 210°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-southeast of Danville. The air here holds a particular weight, thick with the scent of damp moss and the pale, dusty light that filters through the dense canopy of the nearby Ouachita National Forest. To the horizon, the silhouette of Bunker Hill rises as a singular, steadfast sentinel over the surrounding ridges, while the low-lying terrain toward Booze Hollow gathers the evening fog in heavy, silver drifts. The ground is a complex mosaic of flint and clay, supporting a hardy growth of hardwood that turns to deep, rusted copper when the autumn frost touches the leaves.

Kingston remains tethered to the slow, deliberate cycles of agricultural labor, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning of the soil and the tending of livestock. Generations have worked this land, leaving behind a legacy of resilience reflected in the weathered fences and the enduring, modest architecture that defines the local character. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the proximity of Nimrod Lake provides a still, dark mirror for the sky, anchoring the local ecology in a landscape defined entirely by its interior, landlocked geography. Life in Kingston moves with the gravity of the seasons, favoring the quiet persistence of the harvest and the steady, unadorned commerce of a place that finds its own sufficiency in the hills.

About This Kingston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingston, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.056744, -93.514735. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Kingston includes the ZIP code (72853, 72742), telephone area code (479), county seat of Yell County (Danville), and school district assignment (Jasper School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.