Little Hope, Texas

Little Hope, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°46′46″N95°15′25″W / 32.77944°N 95.25694°W / 32.77944; -95.25694
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Wood
Elevation [1]	413 ft (126 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	430, 903
GNIS feature ID	1380875 [1]

Little Hope is an unincorporated community in Wood County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, Little Hope had a population of 25 in 2000. ^[2] When the nearby Little Hope Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1881, it was said that it had little hope of surviving more than a year. ^[3]

Geography

Little Hope is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 312 and 154, 10 mi (16 km) east of Quitman and 12 mi (19 km) east of Winnsboro in eastern Wood County. ^[4]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Winnsboro Independent School District.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Hope, Texas
2. Rachel Jenkins: History of Little Hope, Texas: A Community Overview from the Handbook of Texas Online(24 November 2020). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
3. "Details for Little Hope Missionary Baptist Church | Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5499008974". Texas Historical Commission . n.d. Retrieved 26 August 2025. Legend holds that the church was given its name because there was little hope the church would survive more than a year.
4. "Little Hope, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2023.