Coordinates: 38°17′54″N 90°52′25″W / 38.298385°N 90.873746°W / 38.298385; -90.873746

Mount Hope, Missouri

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Mount Hope (also spelled (Mounthope) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

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.[2]

History

A post office called Mounthope was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community was named after a nearby mine of the same name.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Hope, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.48 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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