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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 on the Gulf Coast.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hughes is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Hughes was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Hughes was located: 361

Communities Also Named Hughes ...

While we believe that this Hughes is located in Victoria County, we know of another 5 Texas communities named Hughes. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cass, Galveston, Irion, Newton and Tom Green 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.

  • Victoria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Aloe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aloe is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloe
  • Dacosta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
  • Bloomington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Telferner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Placedo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coletoville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
  • Oak Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Village is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
  • Cologne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cologne is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Former names for Cologne:
    • Centerville
    • Ira Station
    • Perdido
  • McFaddin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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.

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 Victoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hughes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.