Welcome to Hudson ...

Hudson is located in Clearfield County<1>.

The location of Hudson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hudson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Hudson is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hudson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hudson is located in the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Hudson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Hudson: This one is located in Clearfield County and the other is located in Luzerne County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 45 communities that are also named Hudson - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hudson.

Communities near Hudson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hudson.

• Clearfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Tyrone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Curwensville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Snow Shoe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Houtzdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
  • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <4>
• Irvona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvona
  • Irvona is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvona <4>
• Port Matilda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>
• Coalport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalport
  • Coalport is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalport <4>
• Ramey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
  • Ramey is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
• Brisbin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
  • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hudson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hudson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hudson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hudson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson. See our Newspapers Page for Hudson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hudson ...

Looking for more information about Hudson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hudson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hudson.

Adding Hudson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hudson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hudson was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hudson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hudson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/