New Hope

New Hope is on Farm Road 1226 three miles south of Stamford in north central Jones County. It had two businesses and a population of ten in the early 1930s. By 1940 it had grown to forty residents, but that number had declined to twenty-five by 1980 and remained at that level in 1990. At that time its old cemetery was still maintained. In 2000 the population was nine.

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Belongs to

New Hope is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

New Hope is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 32.86844560
Longitude: -99.79953730

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2014

9