Corbin, Louisiana

Corbin is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) east of Denham Springs and 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) west of Livingston.

Corbin, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Corbin
Corbin
Coordinates: 30°29′45″N 90°50′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLivingston
Elevation46 ft (14 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70785
Area code(s)225
GNIS feature ID543105 [1]
FIPS code22-17495

History

In 1908 the Illinois Central Railroad built a line connecting Hammond to Baton Rouge. At that time a man named Robert A. Corbin owned the majority of the land in the area and the railroad named the depot after him. The Corbin railroad depot was the only stop where water was available for trains traveling between Hammond and Baton Rouge. Then in 1964 local citizens used the Lawrason Act to incorporate into an independent town. Earl Pay Wascom was appointed as the towns first mayor.[2][3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corbin, Louisiana
  2. D.N. Pardue. "Clio, Livingston Parish, Louisiana". LAGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  3. Clare D’Artois Leeper (19 October 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-0-8071-4738-2.



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