The town was established in 1852 after gold was found at Boundary Hill.

There were "...four hotels, three bakers, three tailors, two blacksmiths, two drapers, four butchers, two bootmakers, two grocers, two general storekeepers, a tobacconist and numerous "grog shanties".

The town even had a brass band..."[2] The Post Office, opened on 25 January 1868, was known as Break O'Day until 1876, and closed in 1993.

[4] With a present population about 100, Corindhap has a pub, a church, a hall, an oval and a wide variety of homes.

It has an Australian rules football team in conjunction with the neighbouring township of Rokewood.