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Welcome to Hugo ...

Hugo is located in Josephine County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Hugo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Hugo is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hugo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hugo: (541) and (458)<3>

Communities Also Named Hugo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hugo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hugo ...

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

  • Grants Pass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rogue River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
    • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <4>
  • Glendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Leland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Josephine County
  • Merlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Placer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
    • Placer is located in Josephine County
  • Greenback ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
    • Greenback is located in Josephine County
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Josephine County
  • Wolf Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Galice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galice
    • Galice is located in Josephine County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hugo ...

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

Adding Hugo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hugo 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 for Hugo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hugo post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hugo.

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

The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Josephine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hugo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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