Corinth, Mississippi

Corinth is a city in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.

Cornith is a state certified retirement location.

Corinth was founded in 1853 as Cross City, so-called because it served as a junction for the Mobile & Ohio and Memphis & Charleston railroads. It was the town's early newspaper editor, W.E. Gibson, who suggested the name of Corinth, named for the city in Greece that also served as a crossroads.

Corinth's location at the junction of two railroads made it strategically important to the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard retreated to Corinth after the Battle of Shiloh, pursued by Union Major General Henry W. Halleck. General Beauregard abandoned the town when General Halleck approached, letting it fall into the Union's hands. Since Halleck approached so cautiously, digging entrenchments at every stop for over a month, this action has been known as the Siege of Corinth.

Locales on the National Register of Historic Places

Battery Williams (also known as Fort Williams)
Battle of Corinth, Confederate Assault Position
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Corinth National Cemetery
Downtown Corinth Historic District
Dr. Joseph M. Bynum House - a home in the Late Gothic Revival style built in the late 19th century
Federal Siege Trench (also known as Harper Road Trench)
Fort Robinette (also known as Battery Robinette) - site of the Civil War Interpretive Center
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L.C. Steele House
Midtown Corinth Historic District
Moores Creek site - a prehistoric Native American site from 3000 to 3500 B.C.
Old U.S. Post Office
Rienzi Commercial Historic District
Thomas F. Dilworth House
Union Battery F, Battle of Corinth
Union Earthworks
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Population:

Population (year 2000): 14,054. Estimated population in July 2006: 14,290 (+1.7% change)

Males 6,478 46.1%

Females 7,576 53.9%

Median Age--40.2 Years

Ancestries: United States (23.1%), English (8.6%), Irish (6.2%), German (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).

Races in Corinth:

White Non-Hispanic (75.5%)
Black (21.6%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Other race (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

Geographic:

Land area: 30.5 square miles.

Population density--467 per square mile--low.

Corinth-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 113% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Corinth city center killed 4 people and injured 78 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.2 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.

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