Point : Extends into Hillsborough River at E side of Charlottetown . Probably named for Kensington in London , England . On Bayfield 1845. Keppoch : 2Vi mi S of Charlottetown in Lot 48. Named by Alexander Macdonald for Keppoch , Arisaig, Inverness , Scotland . Keppoch Beach is adjacent to the commu¬ nity. Kerrytown: See Clinton. Kildare : PO cl 840-1914 (not continuously open) at Central Kildare , Lot 3. Named on Hill 1821. Bridge: PO cl 854-cl 871 at Montrose in Lot 3. Kildare , Cape: Extends into Gulf of St . Law¬ rence in Lot 3. Named by Samuel Holland 1765 for James, 20th Earl of Kildare (1722-1773), a son-in-law of Charles Len ¬ nox, Duke of Richmond . Cartier 1534 Cap d'Orleans. Kildare Capes is a name of a series of capes in the same area. Kildare River : Flows S into Har¬ bour, Lot 4. Named by Samuel Holland 1765 Kildare Creek , which Bayfield 1 845 transferred to a small creek at , 2 mi NE. Hill 1821 for the basin of Kildare River , and Rivington Pas¬ sage and Kildare Creek at the mouth. In Micmac Gepesagtjeg, "obstructed" (Paci- fique 1934). Point is at the mouth of the river, where Holland applied the name Kildare Island . : PO 1882-1896 at St. Louis . Wood: On Map 1775 in the area of present Harmony , Lot 14. Named by Thomas DesBrisay , probably for the wife of the Earl of Hillsborough , Margaretta, daughter of the Earl of Kildare . : On Map 1775 in the area of , Lot 33. Named by Thomas DesBrisay , probably for the Earl of Hills¬ borough, Viscount Kilwarlin. Kilmuir : 3 mi SW of Montague in Lot 59. Chosen for school 1911 and named for Kilmuir , Isle of Skye, Scotland . PO Cross cl87 J -1913. Kingsboro : 8 mi E of Souris in Lot 47. Named by James Macdonald , agent for the propri¬ etor, Robert Bruce Stewart , for the Mac¬ donald estate of Kingsburgh on Isle of Skye. School district 1855 Kingsburgh, later Kingsborough. PO 1882-1913. For¬ merly known as West River . Kings County: Named by Samuel Holland 1765 for George III (1738-1820) who became king 1760. Kingston : 7 mi W of Charlottetown in Lot 31. School district in Meacham 1 880. Formerly South Wilts/lire as school district 1864. PO South Wiltshire 1 870-cl 898; PO C1898-1915. Kinkora : Village incorporated 1955 in Lot 27. Probably named for Kincora near Killaloe, Ireland. Formerly called Somerset as school district name. Settled from Ire¬ land cl841. PO Somerset 1867-1887; PO Kinkora from 1887. In Meacham is the statement that it was better known as in 1 880, but this more properly ap¬ plied to Middleton. Kinlock : 2li mi SE of Charlottetown in Lot 48. The name was probably brought to PEI by a Macdonald. JHA 1 831 notes a Kinloch 's Creek in Lot 48. passes through the small community. Kinlock : PO 1897-1914 in Lot 57, Vi mi E of Orwell Cove . Probably named for Kin- loch, Isle of Skye, Scotland . Kinross : 8 mi W of Montague in Lot 57. PO 1871-1969. Probably named for Kinross near Perth , Scotland , and possibly sug¬ gested by the first postmaster's name, David Ross . 71