New Hope, Brown County, Ohio

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New Hope is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

A post office called New Hope was established in 1828, and remained in operation until 1893. [2] An outbreak of cholera in 1849 decimated the town's population. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Hope, Brown County, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ The History of Brown County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Higginson Book Company. 1883. p.  634.

38°57′50″N83°54′45″W / 38.96389°N 83.91250°W / 38.96389; -83.91250

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