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Welcome to Corinth ...

Corinth is located in Williams County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Corinth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Corinth is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Corinth is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Corinth (for example, toward Medicine Lake (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Corinth: (701)

Communities Also Named Corinth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Corinth - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (4), Georgia (4), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina (3), 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.

  • Ray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Williams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <3>
  • Wildrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Alamo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Appam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
    • Appam is located in Williams County
  • Hamlet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Hamlet is located in Williams County
  • Zahl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • McGregor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Stady ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
    • Stady is located in Divide County
  • Crosby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Hanks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
    • Hanks is located in Williams County

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.<4>

From that list, the Corinth post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corinth.

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 North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Williams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corinth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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