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 on the Gulf Coast.
Hughes would have been located within present day Victoria County<2>.
The location of Hughes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hughes is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.
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 (361) area code.
Communities Also Named Hughes ...
While we believe that this Hughes is located in Victoria County, we know of another 5 Texas communities named Hughes. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cass, Galveston, Irion, Newton and Tom Green 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 10 communities that are near Hughes.
- Victoria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Victoria is located in Victoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <5>
- Dacosta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
- Dacosta is located in Victoria County
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
- Telferner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telferner
- Telferner is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telferner <5>
- Placedo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placedo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placedo
- Placedo is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placedo <5>
- Coletoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
- Coletoville is located in Victoria County
- Oak Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Oak Village is located in Victoria County
- Cologne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
- Cologne is located in Goliad County
- Former names for Cologne:
- Centerville
- Ira Station
- Perdido
- McFaddin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFaddin
- McFaddin is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McFaddin <5>
- Nursery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Nursery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nursery <5>
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 Victoria County: www.victoriacountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hughes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Victoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hughes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |