Kingswood, Kentucky

Kingswood, Kentucky is a town in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. It was settled in 1906 and was named in honor of Kingswood School in Great Britain, which was founded by John Wesley in 1748. Kingswood College founded by John Wesley Hughes operated in the community from 1906 to 1934. A post office was opened in 1907 and closed in 1966.^[3][1]

Kingswood, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°43′8.4″N 86°24′32.4″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Breckinridge
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code	40147[1]
Area codes	270 & 364
GNIS feature ID	495771[2]