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We found 32 communities that share the name Good Hope.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Good Hope.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In South Carolina ...
Saluda County
This Good Hope is located in Saluda County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Good Hope.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cullman County
This Good Hope is located in Cullman County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Good Hope.
Elmore County
This Good Hope is located in Elmore County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Good Hope.
Pike County
This Good Hope is located in Pike County and lies 412 miles [663 km] to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Good Hope.
Arkansas
Ouachita County
This Good Hope is located in Ouachita County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Good Hope.
British Columbia
This Good Hope lies 2,681 miles [4,314.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
California
Riverside County
This Good Hope is located in Riverside County and lies 2,167 miles [3,487.4 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Good Hope.
Shasta County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Good Hope.
Florida
Okaloosa County
This Good Hope is located in Okaloosa County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Good Hope.
Georgia
Grady County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Good Hope [Grady County].
Walton County
This Good Hope is located in Walton County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Good Hope.
Illinois
McDonough County
This Good Hope is located in McDonough County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonough County community of Good Hope.
Louisiana
Saint Charles Parish
This Good Hope is located in Saint Charles Parish and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles Parish community of Good Hope.
Maryland
Frederick County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Good Hope [Frederick County].
Montgomery County
This Good Hope is located in Montgomery County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Good Hope.
Mississippi
Holmes County
This Good Hope is located in Holmes County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Good Hope.
Leake County
This Good Hope is located in Leake County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Good Hope.
Marion County
This Good Hope is located in Marion County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Good Hope.
Neshoba County
This Good Hope is located in Neshoba County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Good Hope.
Perry County
This Good Hope is located in Perry County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the west southwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Good Hope.
Nevada
Elko County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Good Hope [Elko County].
New Mexico
Rio Arriba County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Rio Arriba County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Good Hope.
Ohio
Fayette County
This Good Hope is located in Fayette County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Good Hope.
Gallia County
This Good Hope is located in Gallia County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Good Hope.
Pennsylvania
Cumberland County
This Good Hope is located in Cumberland County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Good Hope.
Tennessee
Campbell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Good Hope [Campbell County].
Dyer County
This Good Hope is located in Dyer County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Good Hope.
McNairy County
This Good Hope is located in McNairy County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km] to the west northwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Good Hope.
Texas
Lavaca County
This Good Hope is located in Lavaca County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the west of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Good Hope.
Shelby County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Good Hope [Shelby County].
Washington
Clark County
This Good Hope is located in Clark County and lies 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Good Hope that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Good Hope.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Good Hope [Milwaukee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Good Hope ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Center Crossroads (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Good Hope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Good Hope and extending to:
Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Good Hope to Georgetown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Good Hope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Good Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6566, Longitude: -79.3048 In this case, the coordinates for Good Hope have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Good Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Good Hope could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Good Hope to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.348 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.323 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.39 degrees.