Hopeful, Alabama

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Hopeful, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Hopeful, Alabama
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Hopeful, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°29′38″N85°54′45″W / 33.49389°N 85.91250°W / 33.49389; -85.91250
Country United States
State Alabama
County Talladega
Elevation
814 ft (248 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID159798 [1]

Hopeful (also, Hopewell, Cheaha, Davis, and Hopefull) is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. The community was named for Hopeful Church of Christ, which was founded in 1878 by W. J. Camp. [2]

Notable people

Howie Camp former Major League Baseball player

Rev. Joseph Camp Methodist circuit rider and writer of An Insight into an Insane Asylum

Selocta Chinnabby well known Creek chief and general

Franklin Camp member of the Alabama Christian College board of trustees, editor of the Word of Life, and writer of three well known books. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hopeful". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 73. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ Camp, Joseph Franklin. "Restoration History". History of the Restoration Movement. Retrieved December 7, 2023.


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