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Welcome to Mount Hope ...

Mount Hope is located in Dyer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Hope: Mt. Hope

Mount Hope is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Mount Hope, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Mount Hope: 731

Communities Also Named Mount Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Mount Hope: This one is located in Dyer County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 43 communities that are also named Mount Hope - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (3), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (7), Prince Edward Island, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Mount Hope ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Mount Hope ...

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

  • Mengelwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
    • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
  • Dyersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabeth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Churchton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Caruthersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Newbern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Halls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <3>
  • Ridgely
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bruceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
  • Powells Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
    • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Hope ...

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

Footnotes ...

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