Corinth dates to 1853, and 15 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 53% of U.S. towns · #49 of 100 in Mississippi. What drives it
Most of Corinth was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. 15 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 312 buildings between them. Below: 6 old photos and papers, maps from 1885 on, and the census since 1870.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1855.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Corinth’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Corinth is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns, #49 of 100 in Mississippi. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Corinth’s overall grade.
Mississippi towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Mississippi town has 71.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Corinth’s 226 sits above most of its state (78% of Mississippi towns have fewer) while its 324 historic buildings outnumber those of 96% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. The pre-1940 share (±2.0 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1853.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Corinth’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Every building
Corinth, building by building, 1885–1904
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
Established in 1853, Corinth was first named Cross City for its location at the junction of the Mobile & Ohio and Memphis & Charleston railroads, it was renamed Corinth after the famous Greek crossroads city. Because of the town’s strategic location, it was a center of contention between Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War and was ultimately occupied by Union troops from 1862 to 1864.
In 1853, according to Wikidata. Corinth’s post office opened in 1855, and the census of 1870 counted 1,512 people here.
How does Corinth rank for history?
Corinth is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns, #49 of 100 in Mississippi. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Corinth?
15 listings: 7 buildings, 2 historic districts, the Downtown Corinth Historic District and the Midtown Corinth Historic District, with 312 contributing buildings, and 6 sites. 324 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Corinth?
5% of Corinth’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.0 points), against a typical 4.5% for a Mississippi town; the median home was built in 1977.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (15), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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