The Corinth post office opened in 1806, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, West Corinth (1860) and South Corinth (1890), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,455220 years
How historic is Corinth?
B+
More historic than 67% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Corinth post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Corinth’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Corinth is more historic than 67% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
B+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Corinth’s overall grade.
Vermont towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Vermont town has 147 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Corinth’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (5% of Vermont towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.3 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (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.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Corinth yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Corinth ( kə-RINTH) is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,455 at the 2020 census. Local services include a general store, post office, doctor's office, library, and ball field.
Its first post office opened in 1806. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,367 to 1,455 (+6%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
Corinth, decade by decade
3 decades in the archive, from the 1860s to the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
The Corinth post office opened in 1806, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Corinth rank for history?
Corinth is more historic than 67% of U.S. towns. 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.
How old are the homes in Corinth?
34% of Corinth’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.3 points), against a typical 22% for a Vermont town; the median home was built in 1976.
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), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.
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