Welcome to Kings Mountain ...

Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Kings Mountain: Kings Mtn. (or less commonly used: Kings Mntn.)

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

Kings Mountain is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kings Mountain: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Kings Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kings Mountain - they are located in Kentucky and North Carolina.

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

Websites for Kings Mountain ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities near Kings Mountain ...

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

• Atlanta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• Roswell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <4>
• Johns Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <4>
• Alpharetta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <4>
• Brookhaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
• Stonecrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
• Dunwoody West
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
  • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
• Peachtree Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <4>
• Milstead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
  • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
• Tucker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Kings Mountain? 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 Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kings Mountain.