Welcome to Kings Bridge ...

Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County<1>.

The location of Kings Bridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kings Bridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Kings Bridge: Kings Brg. (or less commonly used: Kings Brdg. or Kings Brdge.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kings Bridge for more information about variations on the name of Kings Bridge.

Kings Bridge is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Kings Bridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Kings Bridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kings Bridge.

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• Paterson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Passaic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kings Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kings Bridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kings Bridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings Bridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Bridge. See our Newspapers Page for Kings Bridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Bridge ...

Looking for more information about Kings Bridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kings Bridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kings Bridge.

Adding Kings Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kings Bridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kings Bridge was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kings Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Bridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/