Mount Hope, New Jersey
Mount Hope is a community of 3,120 people in Morris County, New Jersey.
Why visit Mount Hope
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 35 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include AMC Rockaway 16, Baker Building, Blackwell Street Historic District and Mount Hope Historical County Park.
Weather in Mount Hope
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About Mount Hope
Mount Hope is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is a part of Rockaway Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 2,930.
From the Wikipedia article Mount Hope, New Jersey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks9
Baker Building
Cinema and theater · National Register of Historic Places · 2.5 mi
Former theater in Dover, New Jersey, United States
Blackwell Street Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.5 mi
Historic district in Morris County, New Jersey
Dover
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.5 mi
New Jersey Transit station in Dover, New Jersey
Joseph Jackson House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.6 mi
Historic house in Rockaway, New Jersey
Lafayette School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Historic school building in Roxbury Township, New Jersey
Orchard Street Cemetery Gatehouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic building in Morris County, New Jersey
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St. Mary's Church Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic district in Wharton, New Jersey
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes35
Knotty Pine Pub
Bar and pub · 1.4 mi
242 East Union Turnpike, Wharton
Mo-Sa 11:00-02:00, Su 12:00-00:00
Paris Baguette
Bakery · 0.7 mi
321 Mount Hope Avenue, Rockaway
Mo-We, Fr-Su 06:00-21:00; Th 07:00-21:00
Mezeh Mediterranean Grill
Restaurant · Mediterranean · 0.9 mi
Ice cream and cakes
23 more on the map.
History
Mount Hope was formerly an unincorporated iron mining village associated with the American Revolutionary War. Mining operations were said to have begun around 1710 and operated continuously through the 1970s. John Jacob Faesch was the first to develop Mount Hope into an iron plantation with the erection of a stone furnace in 1772 and operated the facility until his death in 1799. Various owners and lessees ran the furnace until 1831 when the Mount Hope Mining Company was incorporated in response to the opening of the Morris Canal and its transportation opportunities. Operations ceased from 1893 to 1899 due to financial panics, the opening of the Mesabi Range in Minnesota and cheaper imported iron ore from South America. Empire Steel & Iron Company bought the mine and reopened it in 1900. Additional companies and partnerships continued until its final closure in 1979.
The Mount Hope Miners' Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 for its significance in architecture, social history, and religion.
From the History section of Mount Hope, New Jersey on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Homewood Suites by Hilton Dover - Rockaway
Motel and hotel · 1.4 mi
Commerce Center Drive, Dover
Churches and places of worship7
Methodist Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Mount Hope Miners' Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
Saint Bernard's Roman Catholic Church
Church · Catholic
22 St Bernards Road, Hilltown
Shopping12
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries38
Academy For Mathematics Science And Engineering
School · 2.3 mi
520 West Main Street, Rockaway
Alfred C. Mackinnon Middle School
School · 2.1 mi
137 East Central Avenue, Wharton
Arthur Stanlick Elementary School
School · 4.1 mi
121 B Shawnee Trail, Lk Shawnee Jefferson Twsp
Healthcare2
Map of Mount Hope
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People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Morris County has had 22 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-04-28: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Snowstorm)
- 2020-12-11: Tropical Storm Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Dover 2 mi south, about 4 min by car
- Lake Hopatcong 4 mi northwest, about 7 min by car
- Lake Telemark 4 mi northeast, about 6 min by car
- Kenvil 4 mi southwest, about 7 min by car
- Mount Tabor 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Hopatcong 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Landing 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Mountain Lakes 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- Rainbow Lakes 6 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Ledgewood 7 mi west, about 11 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Morris CR 661 sb, Mount Hope, NJ, Oct. 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morris CR 664 wb, Mount Hope, NJ (2), Oct. 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morris CR 664 wb, Mount Hope, NJ (1), Oct. 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-07-14 15 21 24 View east along Interstate 80 at Exit 35 (Mount Hope, Dover) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-06-16 12 10 23 View west along Interstate 80 from the overpass for Morris County Route 661 (Mount Hope Avenue) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-06-16 12 11 30 View east along Interstate 80 from the overpass for Morris County Route 661 (Mount Hope Avenue) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-07-08 09 38 32 View west along Interstate 80 at Exit 35B (Mount Hope) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-06-16 12 27 53 View east along Interstate 80 from the overpass for Morris County Route 664 (Mount Hope Road) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-06-16 12 26 01 View west along Interstate 80 from the overpass for Morris County Route 664 (Mount Hope Road) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orchard Street Cemetery Gatehouse, Dover, NJ - area view, 2026, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Methodist Episcopal Church, Hibernia, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baker Rear Dover NJ, Lalmeister, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mt Hope Miner's Church 3 Sue VanderSchans, TheoneSueVanderschans, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 79 Mill Road, Roxbury Township, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Joseph Jackson House, Rockaway, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Railroad Station, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Blackwell Street, looking east from Morris Street, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Mary's Church and Rectory, Wharton, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hoagland Memorial Presbyterian Church, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- First United Methodist Church, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. John's Episcopal Church, Dover, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-07-31 08 12 22 View west along Interstate 80 between Exit 35 and Exit 34 in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-07-08 09 40 00 View west along Interstate 80 at Exit 35A (Dover) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ford-Faesch House sue vanderschans, TheoneSueVanderschans, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wharton, New Jersey (7238118722), Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2020-07-08 09 42 03 View west along Interstate 80 at Exit 34B (New Jersey State Route 15 NORTH, Jefferson, Sparta) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2018-07-31 08 17 55 View west along Interstate 80 at Exit 34B (New Jersey State Route 15 NORTH, Jefferson, Sparta) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flickr - Nicholas T - Florid, Nicholas A. Tonelli from Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Rockaway Township, NJ Municipal Building, Oct. 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rockaway Township, NJ Free Public Library, Oct. 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2020-07-08 09 44 25 View west along Interstate 80 at Exit 34A (New Jersey State Route 15 SOUTH, Wharton) in Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-08-08 13 13 32 View south along New Jersey State Route 15 from the overpass for Interstate 80 in Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2021-08-08 13 16 10 View north along New Jersey State Route 15 from the overpass for Interstate 80 in Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Repair crews with a concrete truck in front of a sinkhole on Interstate 80 in Wharton, NJ 2-18-2025, Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0
- Tarp covering a sinkhole on I 80 in Wharton, NJ 2-18-2025, Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0
- 2018-07-30 16 24 23 View south along New Jersey State Route 15 just south of the exit for Interstate 80 EAST in Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cars and repair crews helping clear sinkhole on Interstate 80 2-17-2025, Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0
- 2018-07-30 15 36 50 View north along New Jersey State Route 15 just north of the exit for Interstate 80 EAST in Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tarp and traffic cones covering a sinkhole on I-80 in Wharton, NJ 2-17-2025, Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0
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