Hughes, Iowa

Hughes is an ghost town in Hardin County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Hughes in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.^[2]^[3] Hughes was named for H. M. Hughes, a railroad official.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hughes (historical)
↑ "Hardin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hughes Post Office (historical)
↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 85.

Municipalities and communities of Hardin County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Eldora

Cities	Ackley‡ Alden Buckeye Eldora Hubbard Iowa Falls New Providence Owasa Radcliffe Steamboat Rock Union Whitten

Townships	Alden Buckeye Clay Concord Eldora Ellis Etna Grant Hardin Jackson Pleasant Providence Sherman Tipton Union

CDP	Garden City

Other unincorporated communities	Gifford Lawn Hill Xenia

Ghost towns	Hughes Secor

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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