Kings County, CA
History and Genealogy

Last Updated 3-28-2010

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HISTORY

Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, southeast of Fresno County. It is located in a rich agricultural region. The county seat is Hanford.

Kings County was formed in 1893 from the western part of Tulare County. In 1909 a triangular area of 118 square miles was taken from Fresno County and added to Kings County [[1]]

The county derives its name from the Kings River, which, according to Padre Muñoz' diary of the Moraga Expedition of 1806, was discovered in 1805 by an exploring expedition and named Rio de los Santos Reyes (River of the Holy Kings).

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Cities & Towns:

Armona
Avenal
Corcoran
Hanford
Home Garden
Kettleman City
Lemoore
Lemoore Station
Stratford

Vital Records Resources

County Government Center
1400 West Lacey Boulevard
Hanford, CA 93230-5905
Phone: (559) 582-3211
Fax: (559) 585-8047

County Seat: Hanford
Year Organized: 1893
Square Miles: 1,390

Archives Locations

National Archives - San Francisco
1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066-2350

Library Locations

Armona Community Library
Avenal Library
Corcoran Library
Hanford Library
Kettleman City Library
Lemoore Library
Stratford Library

 

 

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Neighboring counties

Fresno County, California
Kern County, California
Monterey County, California
San Luis Obispo County, California
Tulare County, California

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