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Welcome to Hopeville ...

Hopeville is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hopeville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Hopeville is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hopeville: 641

Communities Also Named Hopeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hopeville - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hopeville ...

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

  • Osceola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Afton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Murray is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Truro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lorimor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kellerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grand River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grand River is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Van Wert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Decatur City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 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 Hopeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hopeville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hopeville ...

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

Adding Hopeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hopeville 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 (so far) for Hopeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hopeville post office opened in 1851. The Hopeville post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hopeville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hopeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/