Town file
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Kings Mountain, North Carolina (Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 626, "The Thirsty Killer" (29 August 2025). Kings Mountain, North Carolina, is a small town in the hills of the south-western corner of the state, in the western panhandle, about forty minutes from Charlotte and fifteen minutes from Gastonia.
- Town
- Kings Mountain
- County
- Cleveland and Gaston counties
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 626
- Approximate location
- 35.236, -81.350
Episode 626 / 29 August 2025 / 72 min / express
The Thirsty Killer
"We are going to North Carolina this week... we're going to Kings Mountain, North Carolina. It's up in the hills." about 0:03:06
The case: Murder of Mila Oakes and shooting of Jeff Oakes (January 27, 2016). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 10,775
- Median household income
- $42,336
- Median home value
- $202,100
History, in brief
- The original settlement was called White Plains. about 0:05:09
- It was incorporated in 1874 and the name was changed to Kings Mountain. about 0:05:09
- The name was chosen because the community was close to the site of the historic Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780, in York County, South Carolina, a turning point in the Revolutionary War. about 0:05:19
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A great town where everyone is connected by family or mutual friends, so people communicate and get along, and the community is amazing and you almost always feel included."about 0:05:47
5 stars
"The whole review is 'best high school and wonderful good'."about 0:06:25
2 stars
"The reviewer has frequently seen crimes being committed and heard of many more, does not think it is a safe place, and says police are not visible in the area."about 0:06:58
2 stars
"People stick with their families and do not spend much time helping others; they mind their own business and worry about their own families."about 0:07:32
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Gastonia, North Carolina9.3 miles
- Cherryville, North Carolina10 miles
- Gaffney, South Carolina21 miles
- Rock Hill, South Carolina28 miles
- Chester, South Carolina37 miles
- Roebuck, South Carolina43 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.