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'''Corinth''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[coal town]] in [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite gnis|1537687|Corinth, West Virginia}}</ref> Corinth was originally called '''Spencer''' but was changed in 1890 to avoid duplication of names in the state. It is named after the [[ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] city of [[Corinth]].
'''Corinth''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[coal town]] in [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite gnis|1537687|Corinth, West Virginia}}</ref> Corinth was originally called '''Spencer''' but was changed in 1890 to avoid duplication of names in the state. It is named after the [[ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] city of [[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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Corinth
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Corinth is an unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.[1] Corinth was originally called Spencer but was changed in 1890 to avoid duplication of names in the state. It is named after the ancient Greek city of Corinth.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Corinth, West Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ 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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