Hugoton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Hugoton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Settlers from McPherson established a settlement in what was then west-central Seward County in 1885. They originally named this settlement Hugo in honor of French writer Victor Hugo, but then changed its name to Hugoton to distinguish it from Hugo, Colorado. Hugoton's first church, Hugoton United Methodist, was also the first in Stevens County and was founded in 1886; it is still active as of 2019. The first post office in Hugoton was established in April 1886.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hugoton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hugoton’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHugoton, Kansas (1891), 1881: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Hugoton, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Hugoton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hugoton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lower Cimarron Spring in Moscow, 15.8 miles away.
Hugoton and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Hugoton, Kansas (1891) (1881) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.