Corinth (town), New York
Overview
Corinth is a town in Saratoga County
Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, USA. The population was 5,985 at the 2000 census. The town contains a village also named Corinth
Corinth (village), New York
Corinth is a village in Saratoga County, New York, USA. The population was 2,474 at the 2000 census. The village gets its name from the Greek city of Corinth.The Village of Corinth is by the east town line of the Town of Corinth...

. The town is on the northeast border of the county, north of Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs, New York
Saratoga Springs, also known as simply Saratoga, is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 26,586 at the 2010 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area. While the word "Saratoga" is known to be a corruption of a Native American name, ...

. It regards itself as the "snowshoe capital of the world." The town is named after the ancient Greek city of Corinth
Corinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...

, which received one of St. Paul's Epistles in the New Testament.
The town was first settled around 1775 near Mount McGregor.

The town is formerly known as Jessups Landing.

The town was formed in 1818 from the town of Hadley
Hadley, New York
Hadley is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,971 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Hadley, Massachusetts.The Town of Hadley is in the northern part of the county and is west of Glens Falls....

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