Cal. Gov. Code § 23116
The boundaries of Kings County are as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Sec. 1 in T. 17 S., R. 22 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence south six miles; thence east three miles; thence south nine miles to the southeast corner of Sec. 16 in T. 19 S., R. 23 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west three miles to the southeast corner of Sec. 13 in T. 19 S., R. 22 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence south nine miles to the southeast corner of T. 20 S., R. 22 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west to the northeast corner of T. 21 S., R. 22 E.; thence south 24 miles to the north boundary of Kern; thence west along said north boundary of Kern to the corner common to Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Kern; thence in a northwesterly direction along the line between Monterey and Kings to the corner common to Kings, Monterey, and Fresno; thence in a northeasterly direction along the boundary line between Fresno and Kings to the corner common to Secs. 13 and 24 in T. 20 S., R. 18 E., M. D. B. & M., and Secs. 18 and 19 in T. 20 S., R. 19 E., M. D. B. & M., the same being the northwest corner of Sec. 19 in T. 20 S., R. 19 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north 15 miles to the southwest corner of Sec. 31 in T. 17 S., R. 19 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence east along the township line a distance of 111/2 miles, more or less, to the point where said township line intersects the center line of the main channel of Kings River; thence northeasterly and easterly following the meander of the said center line of the main channel of Kings River to the point where said center line intersects the boundary line between Fresno and Kings; thence northeasterly along said boundary line to the corner common to Tulare, Fresno, and Kings; thence east along the fourth standard parallel line south, M. D. B. & M., to the point of beginning.
Ca. Gov. Code § 23116