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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kings. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kings to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kings, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Kings (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kings. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Kings is historic, it would have been located within present day Marengo County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Kings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings:
- Marengo County (The home county of Kings)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- Consul
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Thomaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Flatwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Siddonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Faunsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Tompkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- Atkeison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- Central Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Safford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crumptonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Browns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Orrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Marion Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Harrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- Gallion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Newbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Rosemary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- Freetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Ellawhite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vilula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suttle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Sumter County
- McDowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- Catherine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Gastonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Alberta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Lamison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rehoboth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Millers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Anne Manie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Kimbrough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Pine Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kings, see our County-by-County Page for Kings.
Cemeteries Near Kings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kings - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kings, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- Glovers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sidney Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jericho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Creagh - Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rivers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Holt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gastonburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Flanders Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Kings in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kings.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kings, with the one closest to Kings listed first.
- McKinley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McKinley is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Central Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Catherine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Gastonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Lamison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Safford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rehoboth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Octagon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Octagon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings.
Newspapers Published in Kings ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kings.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kings:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Sumter County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |