Welcome to Good Hope ...

Good Hope is located in Elmore County<1>.

The location of Good 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 Good Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Good Hope is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Good Hope lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Good Hope (for example, toward Mountain Hill (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Good Hope is located in the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Good Hope ...

While we believe that this Good Hope is located in Elmore County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Good Hope. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cullman and Pike County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 32 communities that are also named Good Hope - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi (5), Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Good Hope ...

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

• Wetumpka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Wetumpka is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetumpka <4>
• Tallassee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallassee
  • Tallassee is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallassee <4>
• Elmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <4>
• Coosada
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada
  • Coosada is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosada <4>
• Eclectic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclectic
  • Eclectic is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eclectic <4>
• Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Shorter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
  • Shorter is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <4>
• Kent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• East Tallassee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
  • East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
• Central
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Elmore 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 Good Hope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Good Hope.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Good 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 Good Hope.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Good Hope ...

Looking for more information about Good 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 Good Hope, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Good Hope.

Adding Good Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Good 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 Good Hope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Good Hope post office opened in 1873.

We also found Good Hope in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/