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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