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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Hughesboro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hughesboro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hughesboro, 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 Hughesboro (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 Hughesboro. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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 Hughesboro is historic, it would have been located within present day Habersham County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Habersham County: Banks, Hall, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, White & Oconee (SC).

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

  • Habersham County     (The home county of Hughesboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Alto
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Raoul
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Raoul is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
    • Baldwin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cornelia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Airy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Demorest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
    • Turnerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tugaloo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
  • Banks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Homer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Lumpkin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
    • Dawsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Chestatee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
    • Silver City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Plainview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainview is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Parhams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Carnesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Aquilla ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Aquilla is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Cromers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
    • Lavonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Gumlog
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
    • Canon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Lula
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clermont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Brookton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Land is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
    • Gillsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hargrove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bluffs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bluffs is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
    • Whelchel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Whelchel is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
    • New Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Holland is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • Jarrett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jarrett is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
    • Gower Springs ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gower Springs is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Holly Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Dry Pond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
    • Commerce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Talmo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pendergrass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Braselton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Nicholson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hoschton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Arcade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Arcade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
    • Dahlonega
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Ila
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ila is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ila
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ila <2>
    • Shiloh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Planter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Planter is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
  • Rabun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Tallulah Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakemont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wiley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Germany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Germany is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
    • Clayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Toccoa Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carnes Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Toccoa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Eastanollee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jarrett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
    • Avalon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Choestoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Choestoe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
    • Suches
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hood ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Owltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Owltown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Leo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Cleveland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Yonah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Yonah is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
    • Nacoochee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
    • Naguchee ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Naguchee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
    • Helen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Robertstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Robertstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
  • Oconee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughesboro, with the one closest to Hughesboro listed first.
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Battle Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
    • Harbin ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Longcreek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hughesboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hughesboro.

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 Hughesboro - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Hughesboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hughesboro.

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

  • Alto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alto is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
  • Longview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Longview is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Heads Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
  • Cornelia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mossy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mossy Creek is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Creek
  • Hollingsworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
  • Mount Airy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Demorest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Centerside is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
  • Glades
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glades is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
    • Glades has also been known as:
    • The Glades
  • Bellton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bellton is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Leo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Clarkesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Land is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land

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

Newspapers Published in Hughesboro ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughesboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hughesboro, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hughesboro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hughesboro:

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 Hughesboro, 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>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- Hughesboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.