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History · Corinne

Corinne’s post office opened in 1916, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1912 on.

1916first post office
0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Corinne began

When was Corinne founded?

1916

The Corinne post office opened in 1916, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Newlest (1915), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 318110 years
Founding year: the first Corinne post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Corinne’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 Corinne are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Corinne’s homes were built before 1944.On the map since 19125 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1996. Watch Corinne change.
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Start Corinne’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Corinne’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Corinne, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Corinne yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Corinne is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Corinne was incorporated by the circuit court in 1921. As of the 2020 census, Corinne's population was 318 (down from 362 at the 2010 census). It has a post office, established in 1916, with a zip code of 25826.

Its first post office opened in 1916. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 362 to 318 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the map

Corinne on the map, 1912 to 1996

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

Corinne on the 1912 USGS mapCorinne on the 1925 USGS mapCorinne on the 1967 USGS mapCorinne on the 1976 USGS mapCorinne on the 1996 USGS map1912Mullens sheet · 1:62,500

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

Timeline

Corinne, 1912 to 1917

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1912On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1915Post officeThe Newlest post office opens
  4. 1916Post officeThe Corinne post office opens
  5. 1917Post officeThe Newlest post office closes
By decade

Corinne, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Corinne, West Virginia2014Corinne, West Virginia
Famous people

Famous people close to Corinne

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

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Steve HarveyAmerican television presenter, comedian, actor,… · b. 1957
Heath SlaterAmerican professional wrestler and actor · b. 1983
Little Jimmy DickensAmerican musician · b. 1920
Mike D'AntoniAmerican-Italian basketball player and coach · b. 1951
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Karen AustinAmerican actress · b. 1950
Christy MartinAmerican boxer · b. 1968
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Corinne’s post office has been open since 1916. Another post office, Newlest, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Newlest
1915–1917
Corinne
1916–today
19101970today
Hamlets and corners on the map
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Corinne’s history

What year was Corinne founded?

The Corinne post office opened in 1916, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (1), 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.