Good Hope, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Good Hope, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Ohio#USA
Pushpin Label:Good Hope
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fayette
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Wayne
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.95
Area Land Km2:1.95
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.75
Area Land Sq Mi:0.75
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:202
Population Density Km2:103.61
Population Density Sq Mi:268.26
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:935
Coordinates:39.4467°N -83.3594°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-30828[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628896

Good Hope is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Wayne Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The population was 202 at the 2020 census.

History

Good Hope was platted in 1849, although a small village had already existed there for some time.[3] The community is said to have derived its name from Good Hope, Pennsylvania, the native home of a share of the early settlers.[4] A post office was established at Good Hope in 1851, and remained in operation until 1965.[5]

It was only in 2012 that Good Hope had a waste treatment plant.[6]

Geography

Good Hope lies at the intersection of State Route 753 with Washington-Good Hope and Camp Grove Roads. Indian Creek, which meets Paint Creek slightly more than 2miles to the south, runs on the western edge of Good Hope. It is located midway between Greenfield and Washington Court House, the county seat of Fayette County.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Good Hope CDP, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. July 1, 2016. https://archive.today/20200213064734/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3930828. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Book: History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions . B. F. Bowen, Incorporated . 1914 . 28 November 2013 . Allen, Frank M. . 323.
  4. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 52.
  5. Web site: Fayette County . Jim Forte Postal History . 13 December 2015.
  6. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 5th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 1999, p. 67, 77. .