Welcome to Hughes Crossing ...

Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County<1>.

The location of Hughes Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Hughes Crossing: Hughes Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hughes Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Hughes Crossing.

Hughes Crossing is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hughes Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hughes Crossing is within the boundaries of the (302) area code.

Communities near Hughes Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hughes Crossing.

• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Smyrna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Harrington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
• Camden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Clayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Townsend
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
• Wyoming
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Felton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
  • Felton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <4>
• Frederica
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederica
  • Frederica is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederica <4>

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 Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hughes Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hughes Crossing. 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 Crossing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughes Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Hughes Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hughes Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Hughes Crossing? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hughes Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hughes Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/