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Welcome to New Hope ...

New Hope is located in Nelson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hope, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

New Hope is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from New Hope (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for New Hope: 502

The ZIP code for New Hope: 40052<3>

Communities Also Named New Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 119 communities that are also named New Hope - they are located in Alabama (12), Arizona, Arkansas (11), California, Florida (4), Georgia (8), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), 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.

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hope ...

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

Adding New Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 (so far) for New Hope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Hope post office opened in 1844.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Hope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Hope). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Hope or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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