Good Hope, Holmes County, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Good Hope, Holmes County,
Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Good Hope
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Holmes
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:112
Coordinates:33.1017°N -90.3003°W
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:670463

Good Hope is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. Good Hope is located on U.S. Route 49E, 7.2miles southwest of Tchula.[1]

History

Good Hope is named for the Good Hope plantation. Colonel William R. Miles, who commanded Miles' Legion at the Siege of Port Hudson and the Battle of Plains Store, lived on the Good Hope plantation.[2] [3]

Good Hope is located on the Canadian National Railway.[4]

A post office operated under the name Good Hope from 1910 to 1916.[5]

Marion Post Wolcott documented people and scenes from the Good Hope plantation in October 1939 as part of her work with the Farm Security Administration.[6]

Notes and References

  1. . Holmes County, Mississippi General Highway Map . PDF . 2006 . April 6, 2012 .
  2. Book: Report of cases decided by the Supreme Court of Mississippi. 1905. Marshall and Bruce. Nashville, Tennessee. 625.
  3. Web site: Battle Unit Details - Miles' Legion, Louisiana Volunteers . National Park Service . 4 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Howe . Tony . Good Hope, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . 3 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Holmes County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Good Hope Plantation . Library of Congress . 4 June 2021.