Welcome to Kings County ...

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

The community of Brooklyn is the Seat for Kings County.

Kings County is one of the original counties of New York and was founded in 1683.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kings had a population of 2,559,903 people. This is an increase of 2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,509,828 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kings represented 12.95% of the total population of New York.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to New York
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the New York State Archives

• Websites specific to Kings County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Websites for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of New York
  • Cemeteries of Kings County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New York
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of New York
  • Cemeteries of Kings County