Welcome to Mount Hope ...

Mount Hope is located in Morris County<1>.

The location of Mount Hope has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Hope: Mt. Hope

Mount Hope is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Hope lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mount Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Mount Hope - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New York (3), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (7), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Hope.

Communities near Mount Hope ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Hope.

• Paterson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Summit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Morristown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Borough of Woodland Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
  • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
• Hackettstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Boonton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Borough of Essex Fells
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
  • Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
• Essex Fells
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
  • Essex Fells is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
• Hurdtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
  • Hurdtown is located in Morris County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Hope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Hope.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Hope. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Hope.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Hope. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Hope.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Hope ...

Looking for more information about Mount Hope? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Hope, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Hope.

Adding Mount Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Hope in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Hope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mount Hope post office opened in 1869.

We also found Mount Hope in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Hope.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Hope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/