Kingsborough (causewayed Enclosure)
Kingsburgh may refer to: * Kingsburgh, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa * Kingsburgh, Skye, Highland, Scotland * Kingsburgh, California, former name of Kingsburg, California, United States * Kingsborough, Queensland Kingsborough is a small historic mining town in the locality of Thornborough in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It was part of the Hodgkinson Minerals Area. History Kingston Post Office opened around 1876, was renamed Kingsborough ...

Kingsburgh, KwaZulu-Natal
Kingsburgh is a coastal resort town along the South Coast (KwaZulu-Natal), South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, approximately 32 kilometres (20 miles) south-west of Durban. Kingsburgh and its sister town of Amanzimtoti form a natural extension of the Greater Durban metropolitan area towards the south. Kingsburgh is also often referred to as being part of the Greater Amanzimtoti area considering that they share the same postal code. History Originally known as Southern Umlazi, it became a township in October 1942 and reached borough status in August 1952. Probably named after Dick King, Richard Philip (Dick) King (1811-1871) who rode along here from Durban to Grahamstown on horseback to secure assistance for beleaguered British troops in 1842. Geography Location Situated on the Sapphire Coast, Kingsburgh is situated between Amanzimtoti to the north, Umgababa to the south and the Indian Ocean coastline to the east. Suburbs Bisected by the N2 highway, Kingsburgh ...
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Kingsburgh, Skye
Kingsburgh ( Gaelic: ''Cinnseaborgh'') is a scattered crofting township, overlooking Loch Snizort Beag on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland. Kingsburgh is located south of Uig. Kingsburgh is famous as the place that Flora MacDonald lived after helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape to France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ... after his defeat at Culloden."Kingsburgh"
Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2011.

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Kingsburg, California
Kingsburg is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. Kingsburg is located southeast of Selma, California, Selma at an elevation of , on the banks of the Kings River (California), Kings River. The city is from Fresno, California, Fresno, and about from the Central Coast (California), California Central Coast and Sierra Nevada mountain range. The population was 12,380 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Kingsburg was established as a railroad town, its site set by the Central Pacific Railroad when it completed the Valley Line in 1873. In the early 1870s, Swedish natives settled in a railroad town called "Kings River Switch". Kingsburg started out as a flag stop on the Central Pacific Railroad called Kings River Switch. In 1874 Kingsburg was called Wheatville and had a post office, later that year they changed the name to Kingsbury. During this time period, Josiah Draper and Andrew Farley each owned a quarter section, about , Draper on the east si ...
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