Welcome to New Hope ...
So far, we found very little information about New Hope. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Hope to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Hope, please Contact Us.
New Hope would have been located within present day Wabash County<2>.
The location of New Hope has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hope, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Hope is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where New Hope was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from New Hope (for example, toward Petersburg (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
New Hope would have been located in the (618) area code.
Communities Also Named New Hope ...
While we believe that this New Hope is located in Wabash County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named New Hope. Those communities are located in the following counties: Saline and Williamson County.
Beyond Illinois, there are 119 communities that are also named New Hope - they are located in Alabama (12), Arizona, Arkansas (11), California, Florida (4), Georgia (8), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (8), Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (11), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (17), Texas (15), Virginia (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Hope.
Communities near New Hope ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Hope.
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <5>
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
- Grayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
- Grayville is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <5>
- Owensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <5>
- Poseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
- Poseyville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <5>
- West Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- New Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Posey County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <5>
- Crossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <5>
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <5>
- Bellmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmont
- Bellmont is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmont <5>
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 New Hope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hope.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New Hope.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hope. See our Newspapers Page for New Hope.
Adding New Hope to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Hope 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 for New Hope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Hope post office opened in 1852.
We also found New Hope in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Hope.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 New Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Wabash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Hope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |