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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hughes (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hughes. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hughes is located in Saint Francis County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Francis County: Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe & Woodruff.

Below are the counties that are near Hughes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hughes:

  • Saint Francis County     (The home county of Hughes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
    • Rawlinson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
      • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rawlinson
      • From Hughes to Rawlinson
    • Heth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
      • Heth is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <3>
    • Widener
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bonair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Forrest City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
      • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <3>
    • Caldwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Palestine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
    • Horseshoe Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pinckney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pinckney
      • From Hughes to Pinckney
    • Anthonyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
      • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Seyppel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seyppel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
      • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seyppel
      • From Hughes to Seyppel
    • Proctor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <3>
    • Edmondson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmondson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
      • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Jennette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
      • Jennette is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Amanca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawfordsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hulbert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
      • Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hulbert
      • From Hughes to Hulbert
    • West Memphis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
      • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <3>
    • Earle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
      • Earle is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <3>
  • Cross County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
    • Parkin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Levesque
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levesque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
      • Levesque is located in Cross County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Levesque
      • From Hughes to Levesque
    • Wynne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
      • Wynne is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <3>
    • Twist
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
      • Twist is located in Cross County
    • Vanndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
    • Bledsoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Winona ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winona
      • From Hughes to Winona
    • Peters
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Lee County
    • Brickeys
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Felton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marianna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillips Bayou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • LaGrange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Aubrey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aubrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
      • Aubrey is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Rondo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vineyard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vineyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
      • Vineyard is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vineyard
      • From Hughes to Vineyard
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
    • Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • West Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lexa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
      • Lexa is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <3>
    • Helena - West Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
      • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
    • Huma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
      • Huma is located in Phillips County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huma
      • From Hughes to Huma
    • Latour
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
      • Latour is located in Phillips County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Latour
      • From Hughes to Latour
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
    • Norfolk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfolk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norfolk
      • From Hughes to Norfolk
    • Lake Cormorant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Newport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Memphis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Glover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Walls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Southhaven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
      • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Eudora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eudora
      • From Hughes to Eudora
    • Lynchburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lynchburg
      • From Hughes to Lynchburg
    • Cub Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cub Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
      • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cub Lake
      • From Hughes to Cub Lake
    • Horn Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Aldens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Tate County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
    • Arkabutla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goode
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goode have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
      • Goode is located in Tate County (MS)
  • Tunica County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
    • Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Banks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Banks
      • From Hughes to Banks
    • North Tunica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tunica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Austin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Austin
      • From Hughes to Austin
    • Evansville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Peyton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
      • Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peyton
      • From Hughes to Peyton
    • Clayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Shelby County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
    • Memphis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunt Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
      • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
    • Oakville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakville
      • From Hughes to Oakville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hughes, see our County-by-County Page for Hughes.

Cemeteries Near Hughes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hughes.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hughes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gassett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gassett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gassett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Greater Jerusalem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greater Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greater Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jersalem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jersalem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jersalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Whitmore Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Hughes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hughes.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.

  • Bledsoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rawlinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
    • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rawlinson
    • From Hughes to Rawlinson
  • Peters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Peters is located in Lee County
  • Pinckney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
    • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pinckney
    • From Hughes to Pinckney
  • Park Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
    • Park Place is located in Lee County
  • Commerce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Tunica County (MS)
  • Seyppel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seyppel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
    • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Seyppel
    • From Hughes to Seyppel
  • Blackfish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfish
    • Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
  • Askew ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
    • Askew is located in Lee County
  • Robinsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
    • Robinsonville is located in Tunica County (MS)
  • Penton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Penton is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Bowdre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdre
    • Bowdre is located in Tunica County (MS)
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    • Norfolk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfolk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norfolk
      • From Hughes to Norfolk
    • Widener
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Cormorant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hughes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hughes.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hughes ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughes.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hughes. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hughes and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hughes.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Hughes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hughes:

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hughes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hughes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9505, Longitude: -90.4712    









 

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