Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Good Hope, Mississippi | |
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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 | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Leake |
Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
GNIS feature ID | 670461 |
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
- "Good Hope". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Leake County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- 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.
- "Leake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- Laws of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Legislature. 1854. p. 394.
Municipalities and communities of Leake County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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County seat: Carthage | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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