Kinston, North Carolina
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city, county seat
County seat of Lenoir County
Kinston was created by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly in December of 1762 as Kingston, in honor of King George III who had just recently ascended to the throne. The conclusion of the American Revolution brought a change of name to Kinston in 1784 in order to show the population's new distaste with royalty.
www.ci.kinston.nc.us/
Kinston was created by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly in December of 1762 as Kingston, in honor of King George III who had just recently ascended to the throne. The conclusion of the American Revolution brought a change of name to Kinston in 1784 in order to show the population's new distaste with royalty.
www.ci.kinston.nc.us/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°16'30"N 77°36'10"W
- Wilmington, North Carolina 110 km
- Raleigh, North Carolina 135 km
- Suffolk, Virginia 197 km
- Chesapeake, Virginia 204 km
- Virginia Beach, Virginia 222 km
- Newport News, Virginia 233 km
- Washington, D.C. 416 km
- Vineland, New Jersey 527 km
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 579 km
- New York City, New York 693 km
- Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO) - Global Transpark 6.3 km
- Lenoir County, North Carolina 6.5 km
- Dupont - Kinston Plant 13 km
- Cutter Creek 14 km
- Tick Bite, NC 17 km
- Greene County, North Carolina 25 km
- Ayden, North Carolina 28 km
- Jones County, North Carolina 35 km
- Pitt County, North Carolina 39 km
- Craven County, North Carolina 53 km