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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Corinth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Corinth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Corinth, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Corinth (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Corinth. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Corinth is historic, it would have been located within present day Saluda County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saluda County: Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington & Newberry.

Below are the counties that are near Corinth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corinth:

  • Saluda County     (The home county of Corinth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Saluda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Monetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Eureka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Seivern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Johnston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Blair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Monticello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Fairforest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Coronaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Mathews Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
  • Lancaster County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Kinards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Joanna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Renno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Ella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Lake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Leesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Chapin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
    • Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Gilbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Red Bank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Stoney Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Prosperity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Silverstreet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Helena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Slighs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Smyrna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Little Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chappells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pomaria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • White Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ballentine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
    • Cedar Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Saint Andrews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
    • Delta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Tuckertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corinth, see our County-by-County Page for Corinth.

Cemeteries Near Corinth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corinth.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Corinth - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corinth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.

  • Corinth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Merchant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stoney Hill.
    • The St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Luke's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71257 <3>
  • Hannah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...
    • Matthews Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Matthews Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • New Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Corinth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Corinth.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.

  • Prosperity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Silverstreet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • Slighs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
  • Helena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Batesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Little Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fredonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Chappells
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Summit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Chapin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pomaria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jalapa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jalapa is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
    • Ridge Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corinth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corinth.

Newspapers Published in Corinth ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corinth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corinth, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corinth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Corinth:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Corinth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Corinth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.