Welcome to Kings Hill ...

So far, we found very little information about Kings Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kings Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kings Hill, please Contact Us.

Kings Hill would have been located within present day Cherokee County<2>.

The location of Kings Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kings Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kings Hill is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Kings Hill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Kings Hill (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Kings Hill would have been located in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Kings Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kings Hill - they are located in Louisiana, New Jersey and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kings Hill.

Communities near Kings Hill ...

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

• Gadsden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <6>
• Boaz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <6>
• Rainbow City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <6>
• Southside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <6>
• Attalla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <6>
• Glencoe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <6>
• Piedmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <6>
• Hokes Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <6>
• Centre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <6>
• Collinsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <6>

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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kings Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kings Hill. 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 Hill.

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

Adding Kings Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kings Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kings Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Kings Hill post office opened in 1852.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/