Hopewell, Copiah County, Mississippi

Coordinates: 31°56′51″N 90°12′55″W / 31.94750°N 90.21528°W / 31.94750; -90.21528
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hopewell, Mississippi
Hopewell is located in Mississippi
Hopewell
Hopewell
Hopewell is located in the United States
Hopewell
Hopewell
Coordinates: 31°56′51″N 90°12′55″W / 31.94750°N 90.21528°W / 31.94750; -90.21528
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCopiah
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID671406[1]

Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Hopewell is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.[2]

History[edit]

Hopewell was first founded by settlers who moved to the area when a new railroad depot was built east of Ruby. The community was named Hopewell by W. T. Sandifer, Daniel Young, and a Mr. Barron.[3]

Hopewell was home to a pharmacist in 1916.[4]

A post office operated under the name Hopewell from 1908 to 1956.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hopewell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Hopewell, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ^ LaTricia M. Nelson-Easley (2007). Copiah County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7385-5300-9.
  4. ^ The Era Druggist's Directory of the United States, Canada, Cuba, Porto Rico, Manila, Hawaiian Islands and Mexico. D.O. Haynes & Company. 1916. p. 92.
  5. ^ "Copiah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2020.