Hugheston, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Hugheston, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Hugheston
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kanawha
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:15.4
Area Land Sq Mi:15.4
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2000
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:569
Population Density Sq Mi:36.95
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:636
Coordinates:38.2094°N -81.3725°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25110
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1554756[3]

Hugheston is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Hugheston is located on the north bank of the Kanawha River across from Pratt. Hugheston has a post office with ZIP code 25110.[4] The average household income is $32,436.[2]

The community most likely derives its name from Robert Hughes, a local pioneer who was kidnapped by Native Americans.[5]

Historian and author Otis K. Rice was born in Hugheston on June 6, 1919. Rice was named West Virginia’s first Historian Laureate in 2003.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugheston, WV 25110 . 2010-06-19.
  2. Web site: MCDC Demographic Profile 3, 2000 Census - HUGHESTON (Mo Census Data Center) . 2010-06-19 . 2014-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827180747/http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/broker?_PROGRAM=websas.dp3_2k.sas&_SERVICE=sasapp&zi=25110 . dead .
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=25110&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  5. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 316.
  6. Web site: e-WV The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 2021-09-30. www.wvencyclopedia.org.