Welcome to New Hope ...

New Hope is located in Caroline County<1>.

The location of New 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 New Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

New Hope is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for New Hope: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Communities Also Named New Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named New Hope: This one is located in Caroline County and the other is located in Wicomico County.

Beyond Maryland, 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), Kentucky, Louisiana (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.

• Easton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
• Cambridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Seaford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <5>
• Centreville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
• Denton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Harrington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <5>
• Federalsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <5>
• Bridgeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <5>
• Hurlock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <5>
• Greensboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <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.

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 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 1849.

We also found New Hope in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/