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Welcome to Hughesville ...

Hughesville is located in Judith Basin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hughesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Hughesville is 5,990 feet [1,826 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hughesville is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hughesville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hughesville: 406

Communities Also Named Hughesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Hughesville: This one is located in Judith Basin County and the other is located in Meagher County.

Beyond Montana, there are 7 communities that are also named Hughesville - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hughesville.

Communities near Hughesville ...

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

  • Stanford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Neihart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monarch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Geyser
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Raynesford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Armington Junction
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
  • Sapphire Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
  • Armington
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
  • Windham
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Belt
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hughesville ...

Looking for more information about Hughesville? 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 Hughesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hughesville.

Adding Hughesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hughesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hughesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hughesville post office opened in 1912. The Hughesville post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hughesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Judith Basin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hughesville - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/