Welcome to King ...

King is located

King is located in Coryell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of King, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

King is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for King: 254

Communities Also Named King ...

While we believe that this King is located in Coryell County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named King. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hartley and Red River County.

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

• Copperas Cove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperas Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cove
  • Copperas Cove is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copperas Cove <4>
• Gatesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
  • Gatesville is located in Coryell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gatesville
  • From King to Gatesville
• Fort Gates
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
  • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
• Evant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
  • Evant is located in Coryell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <4>
• South Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
  • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
• Purmela
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
  • Purmela is located in Coryell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <4>
• Levita
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
  • Levita is located in Coryell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Levita
  • From King to Levita
• Bee House
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
  • Bee House is located in Coryell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bee House
  • From King to Bee House
• Izoro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izoro
  • Izoro is located in Lampasas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Izoro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Izoro
  • From King to Izoro
• Ireland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Ireland is located in Coryell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ireland
  • From King to Ireland

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for King ...

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

Adding King to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of King 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 for King was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the King post office opened in 1882.

We also found King in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for King.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for King. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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