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New Hope

Ghost town · Denton County, Texas

Frisco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Frisco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New Hope is a ghost town in Denton County, Texas. It is one of 4 former communities in Denton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Hope as a historical populated place on the Little Elm 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 33.2346° N, 96.9886° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLittle Elm
Elevation634 ft
Nearest living townCross Roads, TX
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1388194
Coordinates33.23456, -96.98862

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What's there now

New Hope is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cross Roads, TX (population 2,090), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 634 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is New Hope?

New Hope is in Denton County, Texas, at 33.2346, -96.9886.

How many ghost towns are in Denton County?

Denton County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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