Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Center Hill, Texas | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 31°22′49″N 95°14′50″W / 31.38028°N 95.24722°W / 31.38028; -95.24722 | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Houston |
Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
GNIS feature ID | 1383339 |
Center Hill, also known as Corinth, is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. 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.
Geography
Center Hill is located 1.5 mi (2.4 km) west of Kennard in east-central Houston County.
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.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Hill, Texas
- ^ Center Hill, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Texas, United States | ||
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County seat: Crockett | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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