Hopewell, Greenup County, Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°24′22″N 82°54′39″W / 38.40611°N 82.91083°W / 38.40611; -82.91083 Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. It lies at an elevation of 561 feet (171 m).

A post office operated in the community from 1874 to 1957. It's named Hopewell because an early resident hoped his iron furnace operation would be as successful as that of one in Pennsylvania (now the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site).^[1]

References

↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 143–144. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopewell, Greenup County, Kentucky

Municipalities and communities of Greenup County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Greenup

Cities	Bellefonte Flatwoods Greenup Raceland Russell South Shore Worthington Wurtland

Unincorporated communities	Hunnewell Load Lloyd South Portsmouth Sunshine

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