Mount Hope, Missouri Explained

Mount Hope (also spelled (Mounthope) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is located on Missouri Route 47 approximately six miles southeast of Saint Clair and the community of Lonedell is 2.5 miles to the east-northeast.^[1]

History

A post office called Mounthope was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1909.^[2] The community was named after a nearby mine of the same name.^[3]

References

38.2984°N -90.8737°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.48
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 30 September 2016.
3. Web site: Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 30 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071257/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_franklin.html. 24 June 2016.