King County, Georgia

King County, Georgia, is the home town of Rick Grimes and his family. The hospital where Rick stayed while he was in a coma is located in this town, as well as the King County Elementary School where his son Carl went to school, King County High School where his adoptive niece Mariana went to school, and the police station, King County Sheriff's Department, where he, his partner, Shane Walsh, and his brother, Chris Grimes, worked.
== Pre-Apocalypse ==
=== Rural Georgia ===
King County was a rural county in the state of Georgia and was policed by the King County Sheriff's Department. It was on the periphery of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The county was like any other county which had several farms and crops.
=== Days Gone Bye ===
During a routine day at work, deputy officers (and friends and niece) Rick Grimes and Shane Walsh were on patrol when a call came in about a high speed pursuit involving the neighboring county police, the Linden County Sheriff's Department. Rick and Shane joined the pursuit along with fellow officers Mariana Oliva-Walsh, Lambert Kendal, and Leon Basset. During the shoot-out, a criminal manages to injure Rick and he is taken to a hospital.
=== Season 2 ===
=== Bloodletting ===
At the King County Elementary School, parents are picking up their children. Lori and Paula have a conversation about their relationships with their husbands. Ana, Shane, Leon, and Lambert arrive to inform Lori of Rick's incident. She passes the news onto Carl and the two embrace each other.