Hopewell, Greenup County, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

38°24′22″N 82°54′39″W﻿ / ﻿38.40611°N 82.91083°W﻿ / 38.40611; -82.91083 Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. It lies at an elevation of 561 feet (171 m).

A post office operated in the community from 1874 to 1957. It's named Hopewell because an early resident hoped his iron furnace operation would be as successful as that of one in Pennsylvania (now the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site).[1]

## References

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1. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 143–144. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopewell, Greenup County, Kentucky

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Municipalities and communities of Greenup County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Greenup

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* Greenup
* Raceland
* Russell
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* Worthington
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* Argillite
* Hunnewell
* Load
* Lloyd
* Oldtown
* South Portsmouth
* Sunshine

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