History Native American tribes once inhabited the area. People of the Mississippian culture were in the vicinity until about 1500 AD. Cherokee removal occurred locally by 1838. White settlers were moved in as early as 1832, after a land lottery. The city was named for John Pendleton King, a United States Senator from Georgia.
History Native American tribes once inhabited the area. People of the Mississ.ippian c.ulture were in the vicinity until about 1500 AD Cherokee removal occurred l,ocally by 1838. White settlers were moved in as early as 1832 after a land lottery. The city was named for John Pendleton King, a United States Senator from Georgia