Welcome to Corinth ...

Corinth is located in Randolph County<1>.

The location of Corinth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corinth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Corinth is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Corinth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Corinth (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Corinth ...

While we believe that this Corinth is located in Randolph County, we know of another 4 Alabama communities named Corinth. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bullock, Clay, Cullman and Walker County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 45 communities that are also named Corinth - they are located in Arkansas (4), Georgia (4), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Vermont, Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Corinth.

Communities near Corinth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Corinth.

• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Anniston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
  • Anniston is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <4>
• Heflin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
  • Heflin is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <4>
• Lineville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Lineville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <4>
• Ashland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
• Wedowee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <4>
• Hobson City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
  • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
• Ephesus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
  • Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
• Ranburne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranburne
  • Ranburne is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranburne <4>
• Edwardsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Corinth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corinth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Corinth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corinth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Corinth. See our Newspapers Page for Corinth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corinth ...

Looking for more information about Corinth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Corinth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Corinth.

Adding Corinth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corinth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Corinth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Corinth post office opened in 1902.

We also found Corinth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corinth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corinth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/