Welcome to Hope ...

Hope is located in Stephens County<1>.

The location of 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 Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Hope is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hope: (580)

Communities Also Named Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Hope - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hope ...

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

• Duncan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
• Marlow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Marlow is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlow <4>
• Comanche
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <4>
• Rush Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs
  • Rush Springs is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Springs <4>
• Bray
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
  • Bray is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <4>
• Central High
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
  • Central High is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
• Empire City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
  • Empire City is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
• Velma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Velma is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <4>
• Foster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Foster is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <4>
• Loco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Loco is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hope ...

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

Adding Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hope post office opened in 1890.

We also found Hope on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hope.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/