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Welcome to Hughes Crossing ...

Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hughes Crossing: 302

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)
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harrington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Felton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Frederica
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hughes Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.