Corinth, Illinois

Corinth, Illinois
—  Unincorporated community  —
Corinth, Illinois
Coordinates: 37°49′08″N 88°46′35″W / 37.81889°N 88.77639°W / 37.81889; -88.77639Coordinates: 37°49′08″N 88°46′35″W / 37.81889°N 88.77639°W / 37.81889; -88.77639
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Williamson
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	406585[1]

Corinth is an unincorporated community in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. Corinth is 8 miles (13 km) east of Johnston City. It's located in the north side of Section 21, Township 8 South, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian, at the crossroads of Corinth Road and Paulton/Thompsonville Roads.^[2]

History

Originally Roberts' Prairie and Roberts' Settlement. A post office was established 16 Aug 1864 and discontinued operations on 15 June 1911.The area is now served by the post office at Thompsonville, Illinois.^[3]

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ 2005. Williamson County, IL, Land Atlas & Plat Book. St. Cloud, Minn.: Cloud Cartographics. 27.
3. ^ James N. Adams, comp. 1989. Illinois Place Names. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society. 329.