New Hope, Indiana
From EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki
New Hope | |
|---|---|
New Hope is located in Indiana  New Hope  New Hope | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′59″N 86°49′40″W / 39.18306°N 86.82778°WCoordinates: 39°10′59″N 86°49′40″W / 39.18306°N 86.82778°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Owen |
| Township | Franklin |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47460 |
| Area codes | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 440057 |
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
Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
(39.1831004 -86.8277840).
History
The community took its name from the local New Hope Church.[4]
Geography
- This community lies on the east bank of Raccoon Creek, just north of where Lick Creek flows into it.
- Burton Cemetery is about two miles northwest of this community, and it is located on County Road 415 West (a.k.a. Freedom-New Hope Road) just south of Badger Lane at 39°11′32″N 86°50′19″W / 39.19222°N 86.83861°WFatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
(39.1922668 -86.8386176).[5] - Camden Cemetery is about two miles southeast of this community, and it is located on County Road 240 West Road, on the west bank of Lick Creek at 39°10′9″N 86°48′43″W / 39.16917°N 86.81194°WFatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
(39.1692118 -86.8119501).[6] - Leach Cemetery is about two miles northwest of this community, and it is located on County Road 600 South (a.k.a. Freedom Road) at 39°12′19″N 86°50′35″W / 39.20528°N 86.84306°WFatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
(39.2053223 -86.8430623).[7] - Neely Cemetery is about one mile northwest of this community, and it is located on County Road 415 West (a.k.a. Freedom-New Hope Road) just south of Badger Lane at 39°11′33″N 86°50′31″W / 39.19250°N 86.84194°WFatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
(39.1925446 -86.8419510).[8] - Oliphant Cemetery is about one mile northeast of this community, and it is located on and County Road 285 West (a.k.a. Pottersville-New Hope Road) just south of County Road 600 South (a.k.a. Freedom Road) at 39°12′7″N 86°49′17″W / 39.20194°N 86.82139°WFatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
(39.2019891 -86.8213952).[9] - Pryor Cemetery is about one mile east of this community, and it is located on and County Road 775 South, near its intersection with County Road 240 West and south of Porter Ridge at 39°10′38″N 86°48′40″W / 39.17722°N 86.81111°WFatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
(39.1772672 -86.8111169).[10] - Waker Cemetery is about a half mile east of this community, and it is located on and County Road 750 South (a.k.a. Porter Ridge Road), just south of its intersection with County Road 265 West at 39°10′46″N 86°49′10″W / 39.17944°N 86.81944°WFatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
(39.1794893 -86.8194504).[11]
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
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ↑ "New Hope, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 49, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
- ↑ 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...
Search this book on
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Porter Ridge". Discovery Channel. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
External links
| Stub icon | This Owen County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
This article "New Hope, Indiana" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:New Hope, Indiana. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
