WayfarrowGlen Hope
Ghost town · Chester County, Pennsylvania
Glen Hope is a ghost town in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 2 former communities in Chester County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Glen Hope as a historical populated place on the Bay View topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.7290° N, 75.9024° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bay View |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 316 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lincoln University, PA |
| Distance to it | 5.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1214146 |
| Coordinates | 39.72900, -75.90244 |
What's there now
Glen Hope is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lincoln University, PA (population 1,976), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 316 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Glen Hope Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 0.3 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 1.6 mi
- Linton Stephens Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 2 mi
- Nellys Cornerghost town · Cecil County · 2.1 mi
- The Rockghost town · Cecil County · 2.2 mi
- Ewingvilleghost town · Cecil County · 2.2 mi
- Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 3.7 mi
- Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 6.2 mi
- Covered Bridge Farms Covered Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 6.5 mi
- Bankghost town · Cecil County · 6.7 mi
- Bel Hillghost town · Cecil County · 7.9 mi
- Pine Grove Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 8.8 mi
Questions
Where is Glen Hope?
Glen Hope is in Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 39.7290, -75.9024.
How many ghost towns are in Chester County?
Chester County, Pennsylvania has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.