Hopetown, Ohio

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Hopetown is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Hopetown was originally called Hope, and under the latter name was laid out in 1819. [2] The community took its name from the Hope Mill, a gristmill near the original town site. [3] A post office called Hopetown was established in 1900 and was discontinued that same year. [4]

Wesley Chapel in Hopetown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopetown, Ohio
  2. Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 336.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. pp. 77–78.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopetown Post Office (historical)
  5. Quackenbush, Jannette Rae (27 January 2014). Ohio Ghost Hunter Guide V: A Haunted Hocking Ghost Hunter Guide. 21 Crows Dusk to Dawn Publishing. p. 233. ISBN   978-1-940087-08-5.

Coordinates: 39°22′43″N82°58′31″W / 39.37861°N 82.97528°W / 39.37861; -82.97528