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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hugo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hugo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hugo, please Contact Us.
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 Hugo (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 Hugo. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hugo is historic, it would have been located within present day Phillips County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Phillips County: Arkansas, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Bolivar (MS), Coahoma (MS) & Tunica (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Hugo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hugo:
- Phillips County (The home county of Hugo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Wabash
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Old Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Oneida
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Elaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lambrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Huma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Marvell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Latour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Saint Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Crockett's Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Preston Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Casscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- De Witt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tichnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Desha County
- Snow Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- LaGrange
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rondo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Vineyard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Phillips Bayou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Aubrey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Marianna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Felton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Moro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Pine City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Holly Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Alligator
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Round Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Duncan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Deeson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Hushpuckena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Perthshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Shelby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coahoma County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Friars Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Sunflower Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Coahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Powell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Clover Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Lula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lula is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <2>
- Clarksdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Eagles Nest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Jonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Hopson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Tunica County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hugo, see our County-by-County Page for Hugo.
Cemeteries Near Hugo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hugo.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hugo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hugo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- New Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Claire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morning Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Hugo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hugo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Modoc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trenton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Cypert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cypert is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypert
- Friars Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Stovall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Dickerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Marvell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Latour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Indian Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Bay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hugo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hugo.
Newspapers Published in Hugo ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hugo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hugo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hugo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hugo:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Phillips County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma County
- Tunica County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Hugo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hugo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |