Hopewell, Pratt County, Kansas

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Hopewell, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°48′17″N98°59′44″W / 37.80472°N 98.99556°W / 37.80472; -98.99556
Country United States
State Kansas
County Pratt
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located in the Rattlesnake Creek valley roughly 18 miles northwest of Pratt at NW 140th Ave and NW 110th St. [2]

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History

A post office was opened in Hopewell in 1904 and closed in 1908. A post office under name Fravel then opened in Hopewell in 1916, was renamed Hopewell in 1921 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973. [3] From 1908-1916 and after the post office's final closure in 1973, mail to Hopewell has been routed via nearby Macksville. [3] [2]

Geography

Hopewell lies at an elevation of 2044 feet (624 m). [1]

Education

The community is served by Macksville USD 351 public school district.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hopewell, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 Blackmar, Frank (1912). Kansas; a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. p. 872. ISBN   978-1343588950.
  3. 1 2 "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.

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