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

Hope
Hope is located in Minnesota
Hope
Hope
Location of the community of Hope
within Somerset Township, Steele County
Hope is located in the United States
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Hope
Hope (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°57′43″N 93°16′34″W / 43.96194°N 93.27611°W / 43.96194; -93.27611
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySteele
TownshipSomerset Township
Elevation
1,201 ft (366 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56046
Area code507
GNIS feature ID645169[1]

Geography edit

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 edit

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 edit

Hope has a railroad grain elevator.[4]

References edit

  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