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History · Kingsley

Kingsley dates to 1939, and 48% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1940.

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How Kingsley began

When was Kingsley founded?

1939

Kingsley dates its founding to 1939 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1940.

First census: 300 in 19402020 census: 39787 years
Founding year: Wikidata.The full story ↓

What stands out about Kingsley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Kingsley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Kingsley’s homes were built before 1941.On the map since 19076 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1994. Watch Kingsley change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kingsley’s history is told.

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The story

How Kingsley came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Kingsley.

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Many years ago the community was part of Farmington, the once sprawling farm of the Speed family. On March 1, 1924, developer C.C. Hieatt purchased 46.063 acres (186,410 m2) off Taylorsville Road and created the subdivision of Kingsley as an extension of the Strathmoor neighborhood. On December 21, 1939, Kingsley was incorporated as a 6th-class city.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

On the map

Kingsley on the map, 1907 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Kingsley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Kingsley on the 1907 USGS mapKingsley on the 1951 USGS mapKingsley on the 1960 USGS mapKingsley on the 1971 USGS mapKingsley on the 1982 USGS mapKingsley on the 1994 USGS map1907Louisville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Kingsley.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Kingsley, census by census

010020030040050019401960198020002020Peak: 508

Between 300 and 508 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Kingsley’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Strathmoor VillageIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Kingsley’s history

What year was Kingsley founded?

In 1939, according to Wikidata. the census of 1940 counted 300 people here.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.