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New Hope is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 797. New Hope High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Its first post office opened in 1829. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 797 to 843 (+6%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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What they wrote about New Hope in 1882
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History of Augusta County, Virginia1882 · page 237Read the page →
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Before the army got to New Hope, a scant two miles away, the rout and panic became universal, save among the artillery. The defile of New Hope — a long, straggling village, was choked with broken infantry, reserves, cavalry, v.agons, &c. The enemy's horse were preparing to charge, which accomplished, would have been the ruin of Jones' broken remnant. Several squadrons, with this view, rode out of the woods southeast of the Tunker church, and formed a column, with troop front, to make the charge. Lieut. Carter Berkeley, commanding a section of
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History of Augusta County, Virginia1882 · page 255Read the page →
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fro on this road, led to our witty ancestors styling it the " Lawyers' Lane," That " lane," widened, improved and graded, is the present road by the Western Lunatic Asylum to the National Cemetery, and thence through New Hope to the now historical town of Port Republic. No plat of Staunton was made until 1748, when a few streets and lots were laid off. The plat was subsequently confirmed by the Legislature, was presented in court, and admitted to record 27th February, 1749. It is believed by some that Staunton was incorporated by Act of the Assembly in 1748, and
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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