Welcome to Hugh ...

Hugh is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hugh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Hugh is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hugh lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Hugh: (606)

Communities Also Named Hugh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hugh - they are located in Florida and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hugh ...

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

• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Berea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Irvine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
• Brodhead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
• Crab Orchard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
• McKee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Annville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <4>
• Ravenna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
• Livingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <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 Hugh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hugh.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hugh. 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 Hugh.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hugh ...

Looking for more information about Hugh? 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 Hugh, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hugh.

Adding Hugh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hugh 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 Hugh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hugh post office opened in 1903.

We also found Hugh on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hugh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/