Hope, Kentucky
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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Hope, Kentucky | |
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| Coordinates: 38°00′57′′N 83°46′23′′W / 38.01583°N 83.77306°W / 38.01583; -83.77306 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 40334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 508277[1] |
Hope is an unincorporated community within Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States.
A post office was established in 1890. According to one source, the town may have been given the name Hope by its first postmaster when, after unsuccessfully submitting several names to the post office, he finally submitted Hope in the 'hope' this time it would be accepted.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hope, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 143. ISBN 0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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