Welcome to Kings Lake ...

Kings Lake is located in Lincoln County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Kings Lake: Kings Lk.

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

Kings Lake is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kings Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Kings Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kings Lake - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Kings Lake ...

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

• O'Fallon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <3>
• Wentzville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <3>
• Lake Saint Louis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lake Saint Louis is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Louis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Saint Louis <3>
• Troy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
• Moscow Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow Mills is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow Mills <3>
• Saint Paul
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
• Elsberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <3>
• Winfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Winfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <3>
• Hardin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <3>
• Flint Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 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 Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kings Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Lake ...

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

Adding Kings Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kings Lake 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 (so far) for Kings Lake was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

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