Good Hope, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Good Hope is located in Mississippi
Good Hope
Good Hope
Good Hope is located in the United States
Good Hope
Good Hope
Coordinates: 32°37′41″N 89°37′44″W / 32.62806°N 89.62889°W / 32.62806; -89.62889
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLeake
Elevation
374 ft (114 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID670461[1]

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.[2]

History

In 1900, the community was home to two churches and had a population of 100.[3] A post office operated under the name Good Hope from 1854 to 1907.[4] Good Hope was once home to the Good Hope Academy.[5]

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.[permanent dead link]
  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.


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