The colony known as Newest Hopetown existed on the planet Ennth, and its people were considered colonists.
The young-adult novel Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan, the seventh book in the series, which was released in 1997 and authored by Kevin J. Anderson together with Rebecca Moesta, included a reference to Newest Hopetown. The novel is titled Shards of Alderaan.