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'''Corinth''' is an unincorporated community located in [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]], USA. Corinth was originally called '''Spencer''' but was changed in [[1890]] to avoid duplication of names in the state. It is named after the [[Biblical]] city of [[Corinth]], [[Greece]]. |
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|name = Corinth |
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|settlement_type = [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]] |
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of West Virginia |
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|map_caption = Location within Preston county |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[West Virginia]] |
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|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |
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|elevation_ft = 2471 |
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|coordinates = {{coord|39|25|18|N|79|29|30|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |
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|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |
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|blank1_info = 1537687<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1537687}}</ref> |
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.<ref name="gnis" />[[Corinth]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=213|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=185}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Preston County, West Virginia}} |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Preston County, West Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Morgantown metropolitan area]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:21, 18 August 2024
Corinth | |
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  Corinth Location within the state of West Virginia  Corinth Corinth (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′18″N 79°29′30″W / 39.42167°N 79.49167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Preston |
| Elevation | 2,471 ft (753 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1537687[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinth, West Virginia
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 185.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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