HISTORY OF KINGS COUNTY, CA.

Kings County was created March 22, 1893. The county seat is Hanford.
The county was created out of a part of Tulare County; some 100 square miles
of territory from Fresno County was added in 1908. It derived its name
from the Kings River which, according to Padre Munoz' 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).

Kings County Links

New Local Links:
The Mussel Slough Tragedy by Deb Christensen
History of Kings County site
History - 101 by Deb Christiensen
Kings County History Bibliography - lists over 50 sources of information!
Hanford Visitor Agency - lists movies that were filmed in the Kings County area.
Kings River Press - local book dealer with extensive stock of books about Kings County.
New Kings County Jail 1897!

• Books about Kings County History and Genealogy
• Corcoran Chamber of Commerce
• Hanford Chamber of Commerce
• Kings County Historical Agencies 
• Kings County Landmarks
• Kings County Library
• Kings County Map
• Kings County Statistics
• Lemoore Chamber of Commerce
• Lemoore Unified School District--Local History Projects
  Grand Army of the Republic
  Tachi - Yokut Tribe
  University of California Cooperative Extension - Kings County website

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