Welcome to New Hope ...

New Hope is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of New 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 New Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

New Hope is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from New Hope (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

New Hope is within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named New Hope ...

While we believe that this New Hope is located in Lincoln County, we know of another 16 Tennessee communities named New Hope. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cannon, Cheatham, Gibson, Hancock, Hardin, Hawkins, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Marion, Maury, McNairy, Roane, Sequatchie and Williamson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 119 communities that are also named New Hope - they are located in Alabama (12), Arizona, Arkansas (11), California, Florida (4), Georgia (8), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (8), Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (11), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Texas (15), Virginia (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near New Hope ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Lynchburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Gattistown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
  • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
• Park City Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
  • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
• Ardmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
  • Ardmore is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
• Huntland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
  • Huntland is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntland <4>
• Flintville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
  • Flintville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
• Clarks Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
  • Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
• Garner Ford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
  • Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
• Park City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Lincoln 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 New Hope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hope.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hope ...

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

Adding New Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Hope post office opened in 1820.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/