Coordinates: 38°57′50″N 83°54′45″W / 38.96389°N 83.91250°W / 38.96389; -83.91250

New Hope, Brown County, Ohio

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New Hope is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

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A post office called New Hope was established in 1828, and remained in operation until 1893.[2] An outbreak of cholera in 1849 decimated the town's population.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Hope, Brown County, Ohio
  2. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ^ The History of Brown County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Higginson Book Company. 1883. p. 634.


38°57′50″N 83°54′45″W / 38.96389°N 83.91250°W / 38.96389; -83.91250