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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hughes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hughes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hughes, 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 Hughes (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 Hughes. 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 doctors and hospitals 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 Hughes is historic, it would have been located within present day Hamilton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Hughes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hughes:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Hughes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Flat Top
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Sale Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Soddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Mowbray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Daisy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Birchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crabtree Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Falling Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Lakesite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Brayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Summer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ninemile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Etola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Hopewell Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- McDonald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Bellefounte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Burke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gruetli - Laager
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gruetli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Beersheba Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coalmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Altamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Condra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Lamontville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Calico
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Graysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bryan Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Cumberland Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Daus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Chalybeate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dafron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Indian Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Rossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Lookout Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dewberry Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hughes, see our County-by-County Page for Hughes.
Cemeteries Near Hughes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hughes.
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 Hughes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hughes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Standifer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (665 more) ...
- Miller - Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Varner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hotwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Hughes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hughes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hughes, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Sale Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coulterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Soddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Brayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Graysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Pailo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Daisy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Falling Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Daus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Igous Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Igous Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igous Ferry
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hughes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hughes.
Newspapers Published in Hughes ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hughes, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hughes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hughes:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Catoosa County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Hughes, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Hughes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |