Hope, Minnesota

Hope, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Hope, Minnesota Hope, Minnesota Location of the community of Hope within Somerset Township, Steele County
Coordinates: 43°57′43″N 93°16′34″W / 43.96194°N 93.27611°WCoordinates: 43°57′43″N 93°16′34″W / 43.96194°N 93.27611°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Steele
Township	Somerset Township
Elevation	1,201 ft (366 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56046
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	645169[1]

Hope is an unincorporated community in Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, United States. Although it is unincorporated, Hope has a post office with ZIP code 56046.

Geography

The community is located between Ellendale and Owatonna near Interstate 35 and Steele County Road 4. Nearby places include Ellendale, Owatonna, and Bixby. Hope is seven miles north of Ellendale, and 11 miles south of Owatonna. The Straight River is nearby.

History

Hope had a depot on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.^[2] A post office called Hope has been in operation since 1916.^[3]

References

1. "Hope, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 533.
3. "Steele County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 August 2015.