Corinth

History

The Corinth community began in the late 1820s with the founding of Corinth Christian Church, but the post office was not established until 1868. The town most likely got its name from the church. In 1871, the church relocated to a new site, and in 1873-74 and new church was built, replacing the log church. Until 1876, much of Corinth was in Owen County. In 1876, it was transferred to Grant County. In 1933, another fire destroyed much of the central business district, but help from other fire departments contained the fire. Much of the destruction was caused by lack of water. Steps to minimize this were taken in 1986 with the creation of the Corinth Water District. In 1995, the city obtained a grant/loan package to establish a water treatment plant in Corinth.

Geography

Corinth is located in southern Grant County. U.S. Route 25 passes through the center of town, leading north to Williamstown, the Grant County seat, and south to Georgetown, the Scott County seat. Interstate 75 crosses the city limits briefly, west of the center, at Exit 144 (Kentucky Route 330). I-75 leads north to Cincinnati and south to Lexington. KY 330 leads west to Owenton and northeast to Falmouth. According to the United States Census Bureau, Corinth has a total area of , of which , or 0.79%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Mason-Corinth Elementary
  Elementary · Williamstown · 285 students · 16.8:1 ratio