Hope, Kentucky

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Hope
Unincorporated community
Hope
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°00′57″N 83°46′23″W / 38.01583°N 83.77306°W / 38.01583; -83.77306Coordinates: 38°00′57″N 83°46′23″W / 38.01583°N 83.77306°W / 38.01583; -83.77306
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Montgomery
Elevation 801 ft (244 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 40334
GNIS feature ID 508277[1]

Hope is an unincorporated community within Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in 1890. According to one source, the town may have been given the name Hope by its first postmaster when, after unsuccessfully submitting several names to the post office, he finally submitted Hope in the 'hope' this time it would be accepted.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hope, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). "Kentucky Place Names". University Press of Kentucky. p. 143. Retrieved 2013-04-28. 
Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Mount Sterling
Cities
Unincorporated
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