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History · Corinth Township

Corinth Township’s post office opened in 1872, and 100% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on.

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How Corinth Township began

When was Corinth Township founded?

1872

The Corinth Township post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Corinth (1872), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 40154 years
Founding year: the first Corinth Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Corinth Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Corinth Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18964 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1985. Watch Corinth Township change.Old housesHalf of Corinth Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Corinth Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Corinth Township on the map, 1896 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Corinth Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Corinth Township on the 1896 USGS mapCorinth Township on the 1953 USGS mapCorinth Township on the 1979 USGS mapCorinth Township on the 1985 USGS map1896Osborne sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Corinth Township.

The story

How Corinth Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Corinth Township.

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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. 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.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Corinth Township, 1872 to 1896

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1872Post officeThe Corinth post office opens
  3. 1896Post officeThe Corinth post office closes
  4. 1896On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Famous people

Famous people close to Corinth Township

Nobody well known was born in Corinth Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Edward L. KesselAmerican biologist · b. 1904
Elsie Lincoln BenedictAmerican psychologist · b. 1885
Joe MillerAmerican politician in Alaska · b. 1967
Mary Nicholas ArnoldyRoman Catholic nun and mathematician · b. 1893
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Fred CornwellAmerican football player · b. 1961
Christopher "Chris" John ArpadAmerican musician · b. 1967
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Corinth, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Corinth
1cemetery inside Corinth Township
Corinth

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Penn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCarr Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBloom TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRoss Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Corinth Township’s history

What year was Corinth Township founded?

The Corinth Township post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.