Hopewell is an unincorporated community in central Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States.
[1] The community is situated on U.S. Route 40, about a half mile north of Interstate 70, and about nine miles west of Zanesville at 39°57'21" north latitude, 82°10'15" west longitude.
Hopewell had its start when the National Road was extended to that point.
[3] A post office called Hopewell was established in 1830.
[4] The post office was moved to nearby Mount Sterling at an unknown date where it retained the name Hopewell.