Hopewell is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Hillsborough County,

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, United States. It lies at an elevation of above sea level. Hopewell is located along

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at the intersection of Hillsborough County Road 39 and southern terminus of

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History

On May 14, 1883, George W. Wells established the Callsville post office. The population in 1883 was 200. In 1870, the Hopewell Baptist Church was built by early residents, and named after Hopewell, Alabama. The Warnell Lumber and Veneer Company built a railroad through Hopewell in the 1890s to haul logs. As the timber was cleared, it was replaced with citrus. The railroad was purchased by

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, and in 1905 by the

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. An innovative orange farmer, James Hester Hull, was the first to "fire" his groves to prevent the oranges from freezing during unusually cold winters. In 1916, the Coronet Phosphate Company began mining phosphates in Hopewell, and continued doing so throughout the 1940s.

References

* Unincorporated communities in Hillsborough County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida Former census-designated places in Florida {{HillsboroughCountyFL-geo-stub