Welcome to Hughesville ...

Hughesville is located in Loudoun County<1>.

The location of Hughesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hughesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1807.

Hughesville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hughesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Hughesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hughesville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hughesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hughesville - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, Montana (2), New Jersey, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hughesville ...

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

• Leesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Herndon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
• Purcellville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <4>
• Brunswick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Charles Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <4>
• Ranson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
• Poolesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <4>
• Berryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Lovettsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <4>
• Haymarket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hughesville ...

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

Adding Hughesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hughesville 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 Hughesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hughesville post office opened in 1807.

We also found Hughesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hughesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/