Kingston, Autauga County, Alabama

Kingston, Alabama Old Kingston
Unincorporated community
Kingston
Coordinates: 32°34′25″N86°36′03″W / 32.57361°N 86.60083°W / 32.57361; -86.60083
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Autauga
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36067
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	152781 [1]

Kingston, also known as Old Kingston, is an unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama. Kingston served as the county seat of Autauga County from 1830 to 1868, when it was moved to Prattville. Kingston became a ghost town, until a new community was formed around the home of Edmund Meredith Shackelford, an officer who served in the War of 1812. ^[2] A post office was operated in Kingston from 1830 to 1908. ^[3]

The community was devastated by an intense EF3 tornado on January 12, 2023. Dozens of mobile homes were completely destroyed, seven people were killed, and 16 others were injured. ^[4] The tornado came just 9 days after another tornado struck the area, although it was a much weaker one that was rated EF0. ^[5]

References

1. "Kingston". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Kingston | Communities | Places". Autaugaheritage.org. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
3. "Autauga County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
4. "Tornado Outbreak of January 12, 2023". www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Birmingham AL. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
5. "...NWS Damage Survey for 01/03-04/2023 Tornado Event Update #5..." mesonet.agron.iastate.edu. National Weather Service Birmingham AL. Retrieved January 8, 2023.