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Hughes

Ghost town · Hamilton County, Tennessee

Brayton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Brayton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hughes is a ghost town in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Hamilton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 67th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hughes as a historical populated place on the Brayton topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.3834° N, 85.2044° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrayton
Elevation1,678 ft
Nearest living townFlat Top Mountain, TN
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1312690
Coordinates35.38340, -85.20440

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What's there now

Hughes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flat Top Mountain, TN (population 1,052), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,678 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Hughes?

Hughes is in Hamilton County, Tennessee, at 35.3834, -85.2044.

How many ghost towns are in Hamilton County?

Hamilton County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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