New Hope, Nicholas County, West Virginia
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New Hope is an unincorporated community
in Nicholas County in the U.S. state
of West Virginia
. New Hope lies between the communities of Fenwick
and Nettie
along West Virginia Routes 20 and 39. New Hope is also the location of nearby Richwood
's municipal airport.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Nicholas County in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. New Hope lies between the communities of Fenwick
Fenwick, West Virginia
Fenwick is an unincorporated census-designated place in eastern Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to and immediately west of Richwood. As of the 2010 census, its population was 116. The town is situated at the bottomland surrounding the mouth of the Big Laurel Creek at its...
and Nettie
Nettie, West Virginia
Nettie is an unincorporated census-designated place in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Nettie is the location of the southern convergence of West Virginia Route 39, and West Virginia Route 20. As of the 2010 census, its population was 568....
along West Virginia Routes 20 and 39. New Hope is also the location of nearby Richwood
Richwood, West Virginia
Richwood is a city in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,477 at the 2000 census. A former coal and lumber boom town, the city's population once flirted with 10,000 but the closure of many underground coal mines caused many of Richwood's residents to leave the state...
's municipal airport.