Corinth, Panola County, Texas Explained

Official Name:Corinth, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Panola
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:364
Coordinates:32.0481°N -94.5939°W
Area Code:903

Corinth is an unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas, United States. Corinth is located near Texas State Highway 315, 16miles southwest of Carthage.[1]

History

Corinth was settled in the 1860s and developed around the Corinth Church. The community had a school by the 1890s, which closed sometime after the 1930s. By the 1960s Corinth consisted of the church, a cemetery, and several scattered homes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. . County Grid Map Page 591 . PDF . 2010 . July 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614161316/http://www.txdot.gov/travel/countymapbook2006/Pages/591.pdf . June 14, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Long. Christopher. Corinth, TX (Panola County). Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. July 2, 2012.