Mount Hope, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Mounthope was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1909.[2] The community was named after a nearby mine of the same name.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Hope, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

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