Welcome to Hope Mills ...

Hope Mills is located in Mercer County<1>.

The location of Hope Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hope Mills, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Hope Mills: Hope Mls. (or less commonly used: Hope Mlls.)

Hope Mills is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Hope Mills: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Hope Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hope Mills - they are located in North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hope Mills ...

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

• New Castle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Hermitage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Sharon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Grove City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
• Hubbard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <5>
• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Farrell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <5>
• Sharpsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <5>
• Slippery Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <5>
• New Wilmington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
  • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <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 Hope Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hope Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hope Mills ...

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

Adding Hope Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/