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Welcome to Good Hope ...

Good Hope is located in Leake County<1>.


The location of Good 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 Good Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Good Hope is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Good Hope: (601) & (769)<4>

Websites for Good Hope ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leakems.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Good Hope, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Good Hope ...

While we believe that this Good Hope is located in Leake County, we know of another 4 Mississippi communities named Good Hope. Those communities are located in the following counties: Holmes, Marion, Neshoba and Perry County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 32 communities that are also named Good Hope - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Good Hope ...

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

  • Carthage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Carthage is located in Leake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
  • Morton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
  • Walnut Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sebastopol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <5>
  • Cash
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Scott County
  • Tuscola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Tuscola is located in Leake County
  • Ludlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in Scott County
  • Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Beach is located in Scott County
  • Redwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Redwater is located in Leake County
  • Saint Ann
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County

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 Good Hope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Good Hope.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Good Hope ...

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

Adding Good Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Good 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 for Good Hope was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Good Hope in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Good Hope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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