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Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Center Hill, Texas
Unincorporated community
Center Hill is located in TexasCenter HillCenter HillShow map of TexasCenter Hill is located in the United StatesCenter HillCenter HillShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°22′49″N 95°14′50″W / 31.38028°N 95.24722°W / 31.38028; -95.24722
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Elevation417 ft (127 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1383339

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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Hill, Texas
  2. ^ Center Hill, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Texas, United States
County seat: Crockett
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