| Type: | town |
| Kingsborough | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -16.9236°N 145.0386°W |
| Postcode: | 4871 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 35.7 |
| Dir1: | N |
| Location1: | Dimbulah |
| Dist2: | 79.8 |
| Dir2: | WNW |
| Location2: | Mareeba |
| Dist3: | 142 |
| Dir3: | W |
| Location3: | Cairns |
| Dist4: | 1780 |
| Dir4: | NNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Shire of Mareeba |
Kingsborough is a small historic mining town in the locality of Thornborough in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[1] It was part of the Hodgkinson Minerals Area.
Kingston Post Office opened around 1876, was renamed Kingsborough in 1877 and closed in 1924.[2]
A Roman Catholic chapel opened in 1878.[3]
The Town of Kingsborough appears on a 1880 survey plan.[1]
Kingsborough State School opened circa 1882 and closed in 1924.
Kingsborough has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Kingsborough. The nearest government primary school is Dimbulah State School in Dimbulah to the south; the school also offers secondary schooling to Year 10. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary school is Mareeba State High School in Mareeba to the south-east, but it is probably too distant for a daily commute, with distance education and boarding school as other options.