New Hope

History

Originally known as Antioch, New Hope incorporated in 1974 to avoid an annexation attempt by South Pittsburg, which most of the new city's residents opposed. The name "New Hope" was taken from a local church and cemetery. It is located on the eastern shore of the Tennessee River at the Alabama/Tennessee state line. Early settlers and travelers reached New Hope from the western shore by the South Pittsburg Ferry (called "Sharon") on the river until the construction of the Shelby Rhinehart Bridge (Blue Bridge) in 1981.

Geography

New Hope is located at (35.000112, -85.653332). The city occupies the south side of a U-shaped bend of the Tennessee River, mostly downstream from Nickajack Dam. The city's municipal boundary stretches southward to the Tennessee-Alabama state line. South Pittsburg lies across the river to the west, Kimball and Jasper lie across the river to the north, and Nickajack Lake lies to the east. State Route 156 spans New Hope from east-to-west, connecting the city with U.S. Route 72 in South Pittsburg and Interstate 24 near Haletown. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.58%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,421
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,202
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,174
• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

  Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,123
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,031
• Double-crested Cormorant

  Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  1,008
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,005
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  987

Most recent

• M 2.58 — 2025-02-25
  8 km N of Menlo, Georgia
• M 2.58 — 2024-03-10
  14 km W of Graysville, Tennessee
• M 2.58 — 2024-02-29
  9 km NNW of Graysville, Tennessee
• M 2.5 — 2023-12-23
  7 km ENE of Stevenson, Alabama
• M 2.52 — 2023-06-21
  6 km SSE of Sewanee, Tennessee
• M 2.66 — 2022-08-13
  6 km NW of Hazel Green, Alabama