WayfarrowKinlock
Ghost town · Lawrence County, Alabama
Kinlock is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kinlock as a historical populated place on the Kinlock Spring 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 34.3134° N, 87.5084° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Kinlock Spring |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 828 ft |
| Nearest living town | Haleyville, AL |
| Distance to it | 8.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 162973 |
| Coordinates | 34.31343, -87.50836 |
What's there now
Kinlock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Haleyville, AL (population 4,283), about 8.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 828 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Grayghost town · Winston County · 8.2 mi
- Camp Springghost town · Lawrence County · 8.3 mi
- Booger Treeghost town · Winston County · 8.8 mi
- Welbornvilleghost town · Winston County · 9.8 mi
- Hariconghost town · Winston County · 10 mi
- Bethelghost town · Winston County · 10.4 mi
- Scoggins Bottomsghost town · Winston County · 12.1 mi
- Batts Nestghost town · Winston County · 12.2 mi
- Pigeon Roostghost town · Winston County · 12.6 mi
- Smithghost town · Franklin County · 12.7 mi
- Robinson Bottomsghost town · Winston County · 15.1 mi
- Tolen Hillghost town · Winston County · 15.3 mi
Questions
Where is Kinlock?
Kinlock is in Lawrence County, Alabama, at 34.3134, -87.5084.
How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?
Lawrence County, Alabama has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.