Welcome to Hughs ...

Hughs is located in Hardin County<1>.

The location of Hughs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hughs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hughs is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hughs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hughs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hughs - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hughs.

Communities near Hughs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hughs.

• Iowa Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
  • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <4>
• Grundy Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <4>
• Eldora
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <4>
• Ackley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Ackley is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackley <4>
• Conrad
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <4>
• Aplington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
  • Aplington is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <4>
• Hubbard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <4>
• Alden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Wellsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
• Zearing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
  • Zearing is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zearing <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hughs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hughs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hughs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hughs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughs. See our Newspapers Page for Hughs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hughs ...

Looking for more information about Hughs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hughs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hughs.

Adding Hughs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hughs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hughs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hughs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hughs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/