Welcome to Hughes ...

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.

Hughes would have been located within present day Hamilton County<2>.

The location of Hughes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hughes is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hughes was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Hughes (for example, toward Dunlap), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

If Hughes still existed, it would have been in the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Hughes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Hughes: This one is located in Hamilton County and the other is located in Macon County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 23 communities that are also named Hughes - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas (6) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hughes ...

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

• Soddy - Daisy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy - Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy - Daisy
  • Soddy - Daisy is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soddy - Daisy <5>
• Soddy Lake Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soddy Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
  • Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
• Middle Valley Estates
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Valley Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
  • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
• Red Bank
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bank <5>
• Signal Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Mountain
  • Signal Mountain is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Signal Mountain <5>
• Signal Terrace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
  • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
• Harrison Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
  • Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
• Dayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Dunlap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <5>
• Sale Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale Creek
  • Sale Creek is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale Creek <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 Hughes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hughes.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/