Welcome to Hughesboro ...
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.
Hughesboro would have been located within present day Habersham County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hughesboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hughesboro is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hughesboro was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hughesboro was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities near Hughesboro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hughesboro.
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
- Gainesville Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Willow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Toccoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
- Toccoa is located in Stephens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <5>
- Cornelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Cornelia is located in Habersham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <5>
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Habersham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
- Hargrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Lula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Lula is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <5>
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Banks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
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 Hughesboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hughesboro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hughesboro. 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 Hughesboro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughesboro. See our Newspapers Page for Hughesboro.
Adding Hughesboro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hughesboro in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hughesboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hughesboro post office opened in 1854.
We also found Hughesboro in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hughesboro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Habersham County: www.co.habersham.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Habersham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hughesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Hughesboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Hughesboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |