New Hope
New Hope is located in Indiana
New Hope
New Hope
New Hope is located in the United States
New Hope
New Hope
Coordinates: 39°10′59″N 86°49′40″W / 39.18306°N 86.82778°W / 39.18306; -86.82778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipFranklin
Elevation522 ft (159 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47460
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID440057

New Hope is an unincorporated community in the southeast corner of Franklin Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of County Road 740 South (a.k.a. Freedom-New Hope Road) and County Road 285 West (a.k.a. Pottersville-New Hope Road), which is a community about nine miles southwest of the city of Spencer, the county seat.[3] Its elevation is 522 feet (159 m), and it is located at 39°10′59″N 86°49′40″W / 39.18306°N 86.82778°W / 39.18306; -86.82778 (39.1831004 -86.8277840).

History

The community took its name from the local New Hope Church.[4]

Geography

School districts

  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

Entertainment

  • This community is about two miles west of the Country Auto Parts, the business that was the center of the 2013 one-season reality TV-show, Porter Ridge.[12]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. "New Hope, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 49, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was named for a church of the same name that was here...
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  6. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  7. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  8. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  9. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  10. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  11. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  12. "Porter Ridge". Discovery Channel. Retrieved September 11, 2015.


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