Hughes, Iowa

Hughes is a 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]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hughes (historical)
  2. "Hardin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hughes Post Office (historical)
  4. 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.


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