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Welcome to Hughes ...So far, we found very little information about Hughes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Hughes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hughes, please Contact Us. Hughes was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Hughes would have been located within present day Irion County<2>. We aren't confident of the location of Hughes, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3> The origin (or the toponymy) of Hughes: Named for Duwain E. Hughes, on whose property the community was built. Time Zone: The area where Hughes was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time If Hughes still existed, it would have been in the (325) area code. Communities Also Named Hughes ...While we believe that this Hughes is located in Irion County, we know of another 5 Texas communities named Hughes. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cass, Galveston, Newton, Tom Green and Victoria County. Beyond Texas, there are 23 communities that are also named Hughes - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hughes. Communities near Hughes ...We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Hughes.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hughes. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hughes. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughes. See our Newspapers Page for Hughes. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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