Hugheston, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

38°12′34″N 81°22′21″W / 38.20944°N 81.37250°W / 38.20944; -81.37250CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty KanawhaArea

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• Total15.4 sq mi (40 km²) • Land15.4 sq mi (40 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

636 ft (194 m)Population

(2000)^[1]^[2]

• Total569 • Density36.95/sq mi (14.27/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

25110

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554756^[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 Indians.^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hugheston, WV 25110". Retrieved June 19, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "MCDC Demographic Profile 3, 2000 Census - HUGHESTON (Mo Census Data Center)". Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 316.
^ "e-WV | The West Virginia Encyclopedia". www.wvencyclopedia.org. Retrieved September 30, 2021.