Trinity
Ghost town · Lawrence County, Kentucky

Trinity is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Kentucky. It is one of 28 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Trinity as a historical populated place on the Fallsburg 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 38.2175° N, 82.7407° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Fallsburg |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 725 ft |
| Nearest living town | Prichard, WV |
| Distance to it | 7.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2121018 |
| Coordinates | 38.21750, -82.74071 |
What's there now
Trinity is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prichard, WV (population 434), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 725 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Green Valleyghost town · Lawrence County · 3.3 mi
- Morgans Creekghost town · Lawrence County · 5.2 mi
- Cloverdaleghost town · Boyd County · 5.3 mi
- Brammer Gapghost town · Lawrence County · 5.4 mi
- Yatesville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lawrence County · 5.9 mi
- Big Sandyghost town · Boyd County · 6.4 mi
- Pottersghost town · Lawrence County · 6.8 mi
- Rockvilleghost town · Lawrence County · 7.4 mi
- Mouth of Bearghost town · Lawrence County · 7.4 mi
- Greenwoodghost town · Lawrence County · 7.4 mi
- Deepholeghost town · Lawrence County · 7.5 mi
- Traceghost town · Boyd County · 7.7 mi
Questions
Where is Trinity?
Trinity is in Lawrence County, Kentucky, at 38.2175, -82.7407.
How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?
Lawrence County, Kentucky has 28 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.