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Welcome to Isle of Hope ...

Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County<1>.


The location of Isle of 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 Isle of Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Isle of Hope is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Isle of Hope: (912)

Communities near Isle of Hope ...

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

  • Savannah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pooler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
    • Pooler is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
  • Richmond Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Port Wentworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
    • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
  • Port Wentworth Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
    • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rossignol Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
    • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tybee Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tybee Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybee Island
    • Tybee Island is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,051 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tybee Island <4>
  • Montgomery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people

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 Isle of Hope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Isle of Hope.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Isle of Hope ...

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

Adding Isle of Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Isle of Hope post office opened in 1892.

We also found Isle of Hope on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Isle of Hope.

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Isle of Hope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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