Corinth Twp

(Northern, T8-4)

Towns and Places

Section 1

unknown school on 1876 map

Section 2

There was an unknown church in the section

• Locust Grove Cemetery

Section 4

• Fancy Farm Cemetery

Section 5

The 2nd Jordon's Fort was located in this section and there appears to have been a cemetery there at one time. County Line Church and cemetery are located in the north of the section, still in use.   There was also a Liberty Methodist Church in this section at one time.

• County Line-- A-C D F G-H I-J K-M N-R Smith S-T U-Z

• Jordon's Fort Cemetery

Section 11

There are 2 unknown church's on the 1878 map in this section

Section 12

Africa was a settlement for the former slaves of Alexander McCreey.  In 1890 Beatrice Corley est the Allen Chapel.

• unknown cemetery

Section 13

Droit City was loacted on the Edgewood cut off of the ICRR during the 1920's

Section 14

Dillingham Church  just off the Corinth Road, still in use.

• Dillingham cemetery

Section 16

Corinth was est in 1818 by John Roberts. On the 1876 map there was a school in town, Center #5 founded by John Roberts Stewart.  Today there are just a few houses and a tiny village hall. On the 1876 map the Corinth PO is shown in section 21

• Corinth 1880 page 378a
• Corinth 1910 page 187a
• Zion Cemetery--AC, DH, IM, NR, SZ

Section 19

 Liberty Church and unknown school on 1876 map

• Liberty #8 Cemetery--A-C, D-G, H-K, L-R, S-T, U-Z

Section 20

Zion Church

• unknown cemetery

Section 23

• unknown cemetery not found on maps

Section 24

A place named Madrid was in this section, I have found no information on it. The Somers Church is found on the 1878 map

• Somers Cemetery

Section 26

unknown school on 1876 map

Section 27

unknown school on 1876 map

Section 28

Alleghany was plated in 1907 by WH Holland for a mine town. The mine was never developed so the town was never formed. The property was returned to farm land by 1910.  The 1878 map shows a church in this section

• Shiloh Cemetery

Section 30

Concord #9 school on 1876 map

Section 36

• Bethel cemetery
• unknown cemetery across the road from Bethel

Unknown locations

• unknown location  Old McCreey Farm Cemetery--poss in Sec 12
• unknown cemeteries thought to be in the Twp: Bearden, Johnson and Parks probably 3 of the 4 unknown cemeteries.

Township Census

• 1860 family #'s:1354-1366 1367-1380 1381-1385 1386-1393 1394-1404 1405-1416 1417-1430 1431-1439, 1440-1447
• 1870 pages: 160a 160b 161ab 162ab 163ab 164ab 165ab 166b 167ab 168ab 169ab  170ab 171ab 172ab 173ab 174ab 175ab 176ab 177ab 178ab 179ab 180ab 181ab 182ab 183ab 184ab 185ab
• 1880 pages: 378b- 379b 380a 380b 381a-396b
• 1900 pages: 182a-197ab 198a 198b 199ab
• 1910 pages: 187b 188ab 189ab 190ab 191ab 192ab 193ab 194ab 195ab 196a 196b 197ab 198ab 199ab 200ab 201ab 202ab 203ab 204ab
• 1920 pages: 1a 2a 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b 11a 11b (crossed w 1920 farm directory)
• 1930 pages: 218a 218b-227b

Other Twp Information

• Delinquent Tax Lists--1900
• 1920 Farm Directory, those not found on the census
• 1922 directory--AB