Hopewell, Hillsborough County, Florida

Unincorporated community in Florida, United States

Hopewell, Hillsborough County,
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Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 27°55′43″N 82°07′25″W﻿ / ﻿27.92861°N 82.12361°W﻿ / 27.92861; -82.12361
Country| United States
State| Florida
County| Hillsborough
Elevation

| 102 ft (31 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID| 284253

Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It lies at an elevation of 102 feet (31 m) above sea level.[1] Hopewell is located along Florida State Road 60 at the intersection of Hillsborough County Road 39 and southern terminus of Florida State Road 39.

## History

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On May 14, 1883, George W. Wells established the Callsville post office. The population in 1883 was 200. In 1870, the Hopewell Baptist Church was built by early residents, and named after Hopewell, Alabama. The Warnell Lumber and Veneer Company built a railroad through Hopewell in the 1890s to haul logs. As the timber was cleared, it was replaced with citrus. The railroad was purchased by Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, and in 1905 by the Seaboard Airline Railroad. An innovative orange farmer, James Hester Hull, was the first to "fire" his groves to prevent the oranges from freezing during unusually cold winters. In 1916, the Coronet Phosphate Company began mining phosphates in Hopewell, and continued doing so throughout the 1940s.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Hopewell, FL Community Profile
2. ^ "Hopewell (Callsville)" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2022.

* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopewell, Hillsborough County, Florida

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Municipalities and communities of Hillsborough County, Florida, United States

County seat: Tampa

Cities|

* Plant City
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* Temple Terrace

CDPs|

* Apollo Beach
* Balm
* Bealsville
* Bloomingdale
* Brandon
* Carrollwood
* Cheval
* Citrus Park
* Dover
* East Lake-Orient Park
* Egypt Lake-Leto
* Fish Hawk
* Gibsonton
* Keystone
* Lake Magdalene
* Lutz
* Mango
* Northdale
* Palm River-Clair Mel
* Pebble Creek
* Progress Village
* Riverview
* Ruskin
* Seffner
* Sun City Center
* Thonotosassa
* Town 'n' Country
* University
* Valrico
* Westchase
* Wimauma

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communities|

* Adamsville
* Alafia
* Antioch
* Bay Crest Park
* Boyette
* Carrollwood
* Carrollwood Village
* Castor Town
* Clair-Mel City
* Del Rio
* Durant
* East Lake
* East Tampa
* Egypt Lake
* Fort Lonesome
* Gulf City
* Hopewell
* Hopewell Gardens
* Keysville
* Knights
* Lake Fern
* Leto
* Lithia
* North Ruskin
* Nowatney
* Orient Park
* Palm River
* Pinecrest
* Port Sutton
* Rocky Creek
* Sun City
* Sweetwater Creek
* Sydney
* Turkey Creek

Indian reservation|

* Tampa Indian Reservation

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