Kinston is a town in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. The population was 580 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Enterprise Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
On March 10, 2009, in the Alabama towns of Kinston, Samson and Geneva, Michael McLendon went on a shooting rampage,firing 200 rounds, and killing ten people and wounding six more before committing suicide.
Geography
Kinston is located in the southwest corner of Coffee County at (31.2160045, -86.1710579).
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<br>2020 Census whose mascot is the Bulldogs. In 1966 and 1968 the Bulldogs won the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class A state basketball tournament.
Notable people
- Dean Daughtry, keyboard player
- Annette Shelby, academic
Legend
- The Dancing Ghost of Grancer Harrison, legendary spirit featured in the book 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey