Corinth, Kansas

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Corinth, Kansas
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Coordinates: 39°24′58″N98°32′43″W / 39.41611°N 98.54528°W / 39.41611; -98.54528 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Osborne
Founded1870s
Elevation
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1,499 ft (457 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-15600
GNIS ID 484594 [1]

Corinth is an unincorporated community in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located approximately 5.5 miles south of Downs.

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History

A post office was opened in the NE 1/4 of Section 22 in Corinth Township, Osborne County, Kansas, in 1872, with Potter Kenyon as postmaster, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1896. [2] In 1915 the Salina Northern Railroad was built through Corinth Township, and a grain elevator and warehouse were built along the railroad line in the eastern half of Section 28, 1.5 miles southwest of where the post office used to be twenty years ago.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Corinth, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2014.

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