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 was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Hughes would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Hughes, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Time Zone: The area where Hughes was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Hughes still existed, it would have been in the (409) area code.
Communities Also Named Hughes ...
While we believe that this Hughes is located in Newton County, we know of another 5 Texas communities named Hughes. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cass, Galveston, Irion, Tom Green and Victoria County.
Beyond Texas, 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, Tennessee (2) 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.
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
- Kirbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Kirbyville is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <5>
- Merryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville
- Merryville is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merryville <5>
- Newlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Singer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <5>
- Shanklerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
- Shanklerville is located in Newton County
- Burkeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
- Burkeville is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <5>
- Call
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Call have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Call is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <5>
- Evans
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <5>
- Wiergate
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiergate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiergate
- Wiergate is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiergate <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 State of Texas: https://texas.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 Hughes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |