Center Hill, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
31°22′49″N 95°14′50″W / 31.38028°N 95.24722°W / 31.38028; -95.24722CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyHoustonElevation
417 ft (127 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)430 & 903GNIS feature ID1383339[1]

Center Hill, also known as Corinth, is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 105 in 2000.

History

Center Hill had a church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses in the mid-1930s. Only a church and a cemetery remained in the mid-1960s. Its population was 105 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Center Hill is located 1.5 mi (2.4 km) west of Kennard in east-central Houston County.[2]

Education

The community's first school, known as Corinth or Old Corinth School, was established in 1857 and continued to operate through the mid-1930s. It then joined the Kennard Independent School District.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Hill, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Center Hill, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
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