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Welcome to King ...

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

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


King would have been located within present day San Bernardino County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for King is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where King was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named King ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named King: This one is located in San Bernardino County and the other is located in Orange County.

Beyond California, there are 32 communities that are also named King - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (4), Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near King ...

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

  • Zzyzx
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
    • Former names for Zzyzx:
    • Camp Soda
    • Soda Springs
  • Afton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Afton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Baker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glasgow is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Lavic ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lavic is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavic
  • Ludlow
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Kerens ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kerens is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
  • Ragtown ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ragtown is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Stedman ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Stedman is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Fort Irwin
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around King. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for King.

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

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

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 King, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around King - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.