These included a blacksmith shop, cotton gin, sawmill, gristmill, a church, and others.

If the buildings were used for other purposes instead of what they were intended for, the leaser would have to give back the area they leased.

Trading for the town was confined to the areas east and west of Corbett.

Its sharp decline happened in 1930 when the local cotton gin burned down, and the soil lost fertility.

This, combined with the Great Depression made many people leave the town virtually abandoned.