Hope, Minnesota

Unincorporated Community in Minnesota, United States
43°57′43″N 93°16′34″W / 43.96194°N 93.27611°W / 43.96194; -93.27611CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountySteeleTownshipSomerset TownshipElevation
1,201 ft (366 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
56046
Area code507GNIS feature ID645169[1]

Hope is an unincorporated community in Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, United States. Hope has a post office with ZIP code 56046.

Geography

The community is located between Ellendale and Owatonna near Interstate 35 and Steele County Road 4. Nearby places include Ellendale, Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, and Bixby. Hope is seven miles north of Ellendale, and 11 miles south of Owatonna. The Straight River is nearby.

History

Hope had a depot on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[2] A post office called Hope has been in operation since 1916.[3]

Economy

Hope has a railroad grain elevator.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hope, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 533.
  3. ^ "Steele County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  4. ^ https://www.startribune.com/state-fund-would-help-minnesota-grain-elevators-which-are-closing-at-an-alarming-rate-for-farmers/600237766/?refresh=true
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