Hopetown, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Hopetown is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Hopetown was originally called Hope, and under the latter name was laid out in 1819.^[2] The community took its name from the Hope Mill, a gristmill near the original town site.^[3] A post office called Hopetown was established in 1900 and was discontinued that same year.^[4]

Wesley Chapel in Hopetown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopetown, Ohio
^ Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 336.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. pp. 77–78.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopetown Post Office (historical)
^ Quackenbush, Jannette Rae (January 27, 2014). Ohio Ghost Hunter Guide V: A Haunted Hocking Ghost Hunter Guide. 21 Crows Dusk to Dawn Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-940087-08-5.