New Hope, Indiana
| New Hope, Indiana | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated Community | |
  New Hope, Indiana | |
| 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Owen |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 47460 |
| Area code(s) | 812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0440057[1] |
New Hope is an unincorporated community in the southeast corner or of Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. It lies near the intersection of County Road 740 South (aka Freedom-New Hope Road) and County Road 285 West (aka Pottersville-New Hope Road), which is a community about nine miles southwest of the city of Spencer, the county seat.[2] 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 (39.1831004 -86.8277840).[1]
History
The community took its name from the local New Hope Church.[3]
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 (aka Freedom-New Hope Road) just south of Badger Lane at 39°11′32″N 86°50′19″W / 39.19222°N 86.83861°W (39.1922668 -86.8386176).[4]
- 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°W (39.1692118 -86.8119501).[5]
- Leach Cemetery is about two miles northwest of this community, and it is located on County Road 600 South (aka Freedom Road) at 39°12′19″N 86°50′35″W / 39.20528°N 86.84306°W (39.2053223 -86.8430623).[6]
- Neely Cemetery is about one mile northwest of this community, and it is located on County Road 415 West (aka Freedom-New Hope Road) just south of Badger Lane at 39°11′33″N 86°50′31″W / 39.19250°N 86.84194°W (39.1925446 -86.8419510).[7]
- Oliphant Cemetery is about one mile northeast of this community, and it is located on and County Road 285 West (aka Pottersville-New Hope Road) just south of County Road 600 South (aka Freedom Road) at 39°12′7″N 86°49′17″W / 39.20194°N 86.82139°W (39.2019891 -86.8213952).[8]
- 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°W (39.1772672 -86.8111169).[9]
- Waker Cemetery is about a half a mile east of this community, and it is located on and County Road 750 South (aka 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°W (39.1794893 -86.8194504).[10]
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.[11]
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ 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...
- ↑ "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". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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