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Welcome to Hughes Springs ...The city of Hughes Springs is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas). Hughes Springs is primarily located in Cass County<1>. A portion of Hughes Springs extends into Morris County. The location of Hughes Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Hughes Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878. A typical abbreviation for Hughes Springs: Hughes Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hughes Spngs. or Hughes Sprngs.) See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hughes Springs for more information about variations on the name of Hughes Springs. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hughes Springs has a population of 1,689 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Hughes Springs is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Hughes Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Hughes Springs: (903) & (430)<5> The ZIP code for Hughes Springs: 75656<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hughes Springs had an population of 1,689 people. This is a decrease of 4.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Hughes Springs had a population of 1,760 people (or 5.78% of the total population of Cass County). This makes Hughes Springs the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,760 people, the population of Hughes Springs decreased 5.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,856 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Hughes Springs. Communities near Hughes Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hughes Springs.
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 Hughes Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hughes Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hughes Springs. 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 Hughes Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughes Springs. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hughes Springs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hughes Springs ...Looking for more information about Hughes Springs? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Hughes Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hughes Springs. Adding Hughes Springs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hughes Springs 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 Hughes Springs was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Hughes Springs in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Hughes Springs post office opened in 1878. For more details, see References and Mentions for Hughes Springs. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hughes Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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