Welcome to Hughesville ...

Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hughesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Hughesville is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Hughesville lies within the (908) area code.

Websites for Hughesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hughesville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hughesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hughesville - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, Montana (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hughesville ...

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

• Allentown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <3>
• Bethlehem
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <3>
• Easton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
• Phillipsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Emmaus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <3>
• Northampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <3>
• Perkasie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
• Quakertown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <3>
• Wilson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Catasauqua
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>

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 Hughesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hughesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hughesville ...

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

Adding Hughesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hughesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hughesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hughesville post office opened in 1866.

We also found Hughesville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hughesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/