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Jink

Ghost town · Marshall County, Alabama

Grove Oak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Grove Oak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jink is a ghost town in Marshall County, Alabama. It is one of 23 former communities in Marshall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jink as a historical populated place on the Grove Oak topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.3909° N, 86.1116° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrove Oak
Elevation1,114 ft
Nearest living townGeraldine, AL
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID139408
Coordinates34.39092, -86.11164

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What's there now

Jink is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Geraldine, AL (population 1,340), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,114 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Jink?

Jink is in Marshall County, Alabama, at 34.3909, -86.1116.

How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?

Marshall County, Alabama has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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