Hopetown, Ohio
Hopetown is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Hopetown was originally called Hope, and under the latter name was laid out in 1819.[2] A post office called Hopetown was established in 1900 and was discontinued that same year.[3]
Wesley Chapel in Hopetown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopetown, Ohio
- ↑ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 336.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopetown Post Office (historical)
- ↑ Quackenbush, Jannette Rae (27 January 2014). Ohio Ghost Hunter Guide V: A Haunted Hocking Ghost Hunter Guide. 21 Crows Dusk to Dawn Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-940087-08-5.
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Coordinates: 39°22′43″N 82°58′31″W / 39.37861°N 82.97528°W
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