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Corinth

Ghost town · Sumter County, Georgia

Methvins quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Methvins quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Corinth is a ghost town in Sumter County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Sumter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Corinth as a historical populated place on the Methvins topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.0507° N, 84.0218° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMethvins
Elevation312 ft
Nearest living townDe Soto, GA
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID343430
Coordinates32.05072, -84.02185

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What's there now

Corinth is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is De Soto, GA (population 92), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 312 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Corinth?

Corinth is in Sumter County, Georgia, at 32.0507, -84.0218.

How many ghost towns are in Sumter County?

Sumter County, Georgia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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