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History · Hughes

Half of Hughes’ homes were built after 1992

Most of Hughes was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1961 on.

0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hughes’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hughes are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hughes’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Hughes, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hughes yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hughes is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 471 at the 2020 census, up from 383 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Muskeg and Wills are located in the town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 383 to 471 (+23%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hughes, 1906 to 1961

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1906Post officeThe Wills post office opens
  3. 1933Post officeThe Wills post office closes
  4. 1961On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Hughes on the map, 1961 to 2005

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hughes. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hughes on the 1961 USGS mapHughes on the 1984 USGS mapHughes on the 2005 USGS map1961Iron Lake SW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hughes.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hughes

Nobody well known was born in Hughes itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Paul HammAmerican artistic gymnast · b. 1982
Morgan HammGymnast · b. 1982
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Dean NyquistAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1935
Thorvald A. SolbergUnited States Navy admiral · b. 1894
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Tom BurkeAll-American college football player, professio… · b. 1976
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Chuck EisenmannAmerican baseball player · b. 1918
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Wills, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
MuskegWills

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

BruleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIron RiverIts storyCBarnes1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOulu1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHighlandIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDeltaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTrippIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.