New Hope was founded in the 19th century. Eventually it became quite large and was the main rival of neighboring Mesquite. The town had a newspaper called the New Hope News, a post office, a school, a baseball club, several stores, and an annual fair called Gala Days.[1] A storm destroyed much of New Hope in 1921, it never fully recovered.
In the year 1953, the towns of New Hope, Long Creek, and Hattersville joined into Sunnyvale.[1] There are some remainders of New Hope in Sunnyvale: several old houses, some which are still in use; the old New Hope schoolhouse; Kearney's Store, which sits on the site of the old Lander's mercantile store where Gala Days used to be held.
