Hopewell, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Hopewell, Pennsylvania
The Second Hopewell Academy
The Second Hopewell Academy
Approximate location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Approximate location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Hopewell is located in Pennsylvania
Hopewell
Hopewell
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°46′45″N 76°00′59″W / 39.77917°N 76.01639°W / 39.77917; -76.01639
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
TownshipsEast Nottingham & Lower Oxford
Incorporated as Borough2 May 1853[1]
Unincorporated1914[2]
Elevation
344 ft (105 m)
DemonymHopewellian[3]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1203835[4]

Hopewell is an unincorporated community and former American borough which is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.[2]

This Pennsylvania village was incorporated as a borough on 2 May 1853.[1] After declining in the late 1800s, it was reabsorbed into East Nottingham and Lower Oxford townships in 1914.[2][5]

It lies at an elevation of 344 feet (105 m) and is also the location of the Hopewell Historic District.[4][6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Maley, Patricia A. (September 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hopewell Historic District". The National Archives. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Hopewell, Chester County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ Historic American Engineering Record. "Chester County Bridge No. 225, Spanning Tweed Creek at Hopewell Road, Oxford, Chester County, PA" (PDF). Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Hopewell".