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Corinth, Leon County, Texas

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Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Corinth, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°22′23″N 96°00′11″W / 31.37306°N 96.00306°W / 31.37306; -96.00306
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLeon
Elevation400 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)903,430
GNIS feature ID1379589

Corinth is an unincorporated community in Leon County, Texas, United States. Corinth is located on Texas State Highway 75, 8.1 miles (13.0 km) north of Centerville. Corinth was founded in the late 1800s and named for Biblical Corinth. By the 1900s, Corinth had a school, a church, and several businesses; in 1910, a telephone company opened in the community. The school closed in the late twentieth century, and by 2000 Corinth had no businesses or churches and consisted mainly of scattered ranches.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinth, Leon County, Texas
  2. Jasinski, Laurie E. "Corinth, TX (Leon County)". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
Municipalities and communities of Leon County, Texas, United States
County seat: Centerville
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