New Hope, Indiana

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New Hope
Coordinates: 39°10′59″N86°49′40″W / 39.18306°N 86.82778°W / 39.18306; -86.82778
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Franklin
Elevation
[1]
522 ft (159 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47460
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 440057

New Hope is an unincorporated community in the southeast corner of Franklin Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] It lies near the intersection of County Road 740 South (a.k.a. Freedom-New Hope Road) and County Road 285 West (a.k.a. Pottersville-New Hope Road), which is a community about nine miles southwest of the city of Spencer, the county seat. [3] Its elevation is 522 feet (159 m), and it is located at 39°10′59″N86°49′40″W / 39.18306°N 86.82778°W / 39.18306; -86.82778 (39.1831004 -86.8277840).

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The community took its name from the local New Hope Church. [4]

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  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 238. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...was named for a church of the same name that was here...
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