Corinth, Panola County, Texas

Corinth, Texas
Unincorporated community
Corinth, Texas
Coordinates: 32°02′53″N 94°35′38″W / 32.04806°N 94.59389°W / 32.04806; -94.59389Coordinates: 32°02′53″N 94°35′38″W / 32.04806°N 94.59389°W / 32.04806; -94.59389
Country United States
State Texas
County Panola
Elevation 364 ft (111 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 903

Corinth is an unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas, United States. Corinth is located near Texas State Highway 315, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Carthage.[1] 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]

References

  1. County Grid Map Page 591 (PDF) (Map). Texas Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  2. Long, Christopher. "Corinth, TX (Panola County)". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 2, 2012.


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