Corinth, Mississippi
Corinth, Mississippi Downtown Corinth in 2010 Downtown Corinth in 2010 Location of Corinth, Mississippi Location of Corinth, Mississippi Corinth, Mississippi is positioned in the US Corinth, Mississippi - Corinth, Mississippi State Mississippi County Alcorn Corinth is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The populace was 14,573 at the 2010 census. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.
2.1 Communities near Corinth Corinth was established in 1853 as Cross City, so-called because it served as a junction for the Mobile & Ohio and Memphis & Charleston barns s.
Gibson, who suggested the name of Corinth, titled for the town/city in Greece that also served as a crossroads.
Corinth's locale at the junction of two barns s made it strategically meaningful to the Confederacy amid the American Civil War.
Beauregard retreated to Corinth after the Battle of Shiloh, pursued by Union Major General Henry W.
Since Halleck approached so cautiously, digging entrenchments at every stop for over a month, this action has been known as the Siege of Corinth.
William Rosecrans to Corinth as well and concentrated its forces in the city.
The Second Battle of Corinth took place on October 3 4, 1862, when Confederate Maj.
Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Alcorn County, Mississippi Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites Corinth National Cemetery Downtown Corinth Historic District Midtown Corinth Historic District Union Battery F, Battle of Corinth Veranda House (also known as the Curlee House) assembled in 1857, it served as command posts for Confederate generals amid the Battle of Corinth Alcorn County Courthouse positioned in Corinth, Mississippi Corinth is positioned in northeast Mississippi at the intersection of (north/south) U.S.
It is the governmental center of county of Alcorn County, which is the smallest county in region in the state of Mississippi.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 30.3 square miles (78.4 km2), of which 30.2 square miles (78.1 km2) is territory and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.43%, is water. Climate data for Corinth, Mississippi There were 7,058 housing units at an average density of 231.8 per square mile (89.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 76.28% White, 21.60% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other competitions, and 0.73% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
Downtown Corinth between Fillmore Street and Cruise Street Corinth School District: Alcorn Alternative School Alcorn Central Elementary grades K 4, with enrollment of 520 Alcorn Central Middle School grades 5 8 with an enrollment of 539 Alcorn Central High School grades 9 12 with an enrollment of 515 Biggersville Elementary grades K 6 with an enrollment of 161 Biggersville High School grades 7 12 with an enrollment of 236 Corinth High School grades 9 12 with an enrollment of 473 Corinth Middle School grades 5 8 with an enrollment of 265 Corinth Elementary School grades K 4 Kossuth Elementary School grades K 4 with an enrollment of 562 Kossuth High School grades 9 12 with an enrollment of 438 Kossuth Middle School grades 5 8 with an enrollment of 499 Easom High School (the only African American school in the town/city before the segregation; Became home of South Corinth Elementary School teaching 5th and 6th Grade until the 2008-2009 school year, when it became uninhabited until 2014 when a community clinic opened in the building) Corinth Public Library part of the Northeast Regional Library System Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center (part of the National Park Service) Mississippi Highway 2 runs southwest from the Tennessee state line to Hickory Flat WXRZ 94.3, News and Talk / Supertalk Mississippi (Mississippi political and local) Corinth Depot Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves - a garage band from Corinth "Corinth (city), Mississippi".
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Municipalities and communities of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States State of Mississippi
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