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Welcome to Hopeville ...

So far, we found very little information about Hopeville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hopeville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hopeville, please Contact Us.

Hopeville would have been located within present day East Baton Rouge Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hopeville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hopeville is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Hopeville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Hopeville was located: 225

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, Iowa, 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.

  • Baton Rouge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Central
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
  • Baker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
  • Gonzales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Denham Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
    • Former names for Denham Springs:
    • Amite Springs
    • Hill's Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <4>
  • Donaldsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Addis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <4>
  • Plaquemine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Walker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 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.

Adding Hopeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hopeville 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 Hopeville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hopeville.

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 Hopeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including East Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hopeville - 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.