Welcome to Hopedale ...
So far, we found very little information about Hopedale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hopedale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hopedale, please Contact Us.
Hopedale would have been located within present day Desha County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hopedale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hopedale is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hopedale was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hopedale was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Hopedale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Hopedale - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ohio and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hopedale.
Communities near Hopedale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hopedale.
- Dumas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McGehee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dermott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Mitchellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Arkansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Tillar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
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 Hopedale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hopedale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hopedale. 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 Hopedale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopedale. See our Newspapers Page for Hopedale.
Adding Hopedale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hopedale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hopedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hopedale post office opened in 1878. The Hopedale post office closed in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hopedale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hopedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Desha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hopedale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Hopedale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Hopedale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |