- Established: In 1868, by the Union Pacific Railroad as it laid track for the Transcontinental Railroad
- Known for: Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes referred to as “Mormons,” were a major force in the settlement of Utah’ after being driven from their homes in Illinois and Missouri, they intended to establish “The Kingdom of God,” in their new homeland; those members, collectively known as “Saints” referred to non-believers as “Gentiles,” many of whom resented the church’s over-whelming influence; many Gentiles resisted the emergence of Salt Lake City as the territory’s trade center, and openly crusaded for Corinne to become the capitol in its stead; at its heart, Corinne was a very rugged, rough-and-tumble railroad frontier town
- Original Name: Connor, or Connor City, after Colonel Patrick J. Connor of the U.S. Army; also called Bear River; referred to by its founders as “Corinne the Fair,” the Mormons called it the “Burgh (or Borg) on the Bear,” or “The City of the UnGodly”
- Notable History: Established as the railroad town of Utah, founded to be a bastion against the Mormon “Kingdom of Brigham Young and his Apostles;” its founders hoped it would someday become the State Capital of Utah; Corinne has a rich fascinating and colorful history: once a wide-open railroad town; during its heyday, the law firm of Johnson and Underdunk provided a handy device which operated somewhat like a slot machine-with the insertion of a $2.50 gold piece and the pull of a handle, one had a signed, sealed, legal divorce document lacking only the names of the parties involved; located at the hub of commerce and communication, its population fluctuated between 2,500 and 10,000; at its peak, the town had hotels, saloons, a civic center, smelter, baseball field, rodeo grounds, freight and railroad sidings, and a site for a planned university: at present it’s primarily a rural ag and bedroom community; the first Presbyterian church in Utah has been renovated, with other historic buildings including the Masonic Lodge; its cemetery includes wooden markers that date to the 1800s; a more comprehensive history of Corinne can be found in this site’s listing for Corinne, Box Elder County UT
- Location: 6. 5 miles (9 minutes) west of Brigham City on Hwy 13: 13.3 miles (17 minutes) west of Tremonton on Hwy 13
- Population at 2022 Census: 853, up from 922 in 2020
