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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Hughey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hughey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hughey, 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 Hughey (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 Hughey. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Hughey is historic, it would have been located within present day Taylor County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taylor County: Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Marathon, Price & Rusk.

Below are the counties that are near Hughey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hughey:

  • Taylor County     (The home county of Hughey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughey, with the one closest to Hughey listed first.
    • Gilman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Jump River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
      • Jump River is located in Taylor County
    • Polley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
      • Polley is located in Taylor County
    • Lublin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
      • Lublin is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Medford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
    • Stetsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Rib Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
      • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughey, with the one closest to Hughey listed first.
    • Cornell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Stanley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
    • Boyd
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Drywood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
      • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
    • Cadott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
      • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughey, with the one closest to Hughey listed first.
    • Eadsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
      • Eadsville is located in Clark County
    • Thorp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
      • Thorp is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
    • Withee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
      • Withee is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Eidsvold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
      • Eidsvold is located in Clark County
    • Owen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
      • Owen is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Reseburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
      • Reseburg is located in Clark County
    • Curtiss
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
      • Curtiss is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Dorchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Abbotsford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
      • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
    • Atwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Clark County
    • Colby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Price County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughey, with the one closest to Hughey listed first.
    • Kennan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
      • Kennan is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Catawba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
      • Catawba is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Prentice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
      • Prentice is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughey, with the one closest to Hughey listed first.
    • Sheldon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Hawkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
      • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Ingram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Conrath
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
      • Conrath is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Glen Flora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
      • Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Tony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
      • Tony is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Ladysmith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladysmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
      • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
    • Port Arthur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
      • Port Arthur is located in Rusk County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hughey, see our County-by-County Page for Hughey.

Newspapers Published in Hughey ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hughey, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hughey.

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 websites either 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 Hughey:

Cemeteries Near Hughey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hughey.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hughey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hughey, with the one closest to Hughey listed first.

  • Hannibal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannibal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannibal Cemetery
  • Perkinstown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkinstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkinstown Cemetery
  • Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery
  • Meadowbrook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowbrook Cemetery
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Meadowbrook Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowbrook Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowbrook Catholic Cemetery
  • Molitor Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molitor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molitor Cemetery
  • Donald Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donald Cemetery
  • Holy Assumption Orthodox Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Assumption Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Assumption Orthodox Cemetery
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Yellow River Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow River Cemetery
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Maplehurst Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplehurst Cemetery
    • South Lawrence Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawrence Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery

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 Hughey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hughey.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hughey, with the one closest to Hughey listed first.

  • Perkinstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
    • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
  • Huron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Chippewa County
  • Medford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
  • Whittlesey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittlesey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
    • Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
  • Chelsea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Chelsea is located in Taylor County
  • Thorp
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
    • Thorp is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Lombard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
    • Lombard is located in Clark County
  • Withee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
    • Withee is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Little Black
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Black have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
    • Little Black is located in Taylor County
  • Westboro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
    • Westboro is located in Taylor County
  • Kennan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
    • Kennan is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Eidsvold
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
    • Eidsvold is located in Clark County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Catawba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
      • Catawba is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Stetsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Stanley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hughey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hughey.

The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.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 Hughey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hughey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hughey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2487, Longitude: -90.7001       In this case, the coordinates for Hughey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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