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Good Hope, Leake County, Mississippi

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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Good Hope, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°37′41″N 89°37′44″W / 32.62806°N 89.62889°W / 32.62806; -89.62889
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLeake
Elevation374 ft (114 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID670461

Good Hope is an unincorporated community in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. Good Hope is located on Mississippi Highway 13 10.3 miles (16.6 km) west-northwest of Walnut Grove.

History

In 1900, the community was home to two churches and had a population of 100. A post office operated under the name Good Hope from 1854 to 1907. Good Hope was once home to the Good Hope Academy.

References

  1. "Good Hope". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Leake County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 792.
  4. "Leake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. Laws of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Legislature. 1854. p. 394.
Municipalities and communities of Leake County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Carthage
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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