Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hudson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hudson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hudson is located in Weld County.
To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Weld County: Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Kimball (NE) & Laramie (WY).
Below are the counties that are near Hudson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hudson:
- Weld County (The home county of Hudson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Keenesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lochbuie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Fort Lupton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wattenberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Platteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roggen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilcrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dacono
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Firestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frederick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Commerce City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Comanche ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Comanche is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eastlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northglenn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Derby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Altura
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Somerset Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Colfax Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Old Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Hallcrafts Village East
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sableridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Havana Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Erie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Canfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Longmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Niwot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gunbarrel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Superior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hygiene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Valmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Broomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Broomfield Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Montbello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Cherry Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Denver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Wallace Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Arvada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Oak Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Berthoud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Morgan County
- Hoyt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hoyt is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hudson, see our County-by-County Page for Hudson.
Cemeteries Near Hudson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hudson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hudson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hudson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mizpah Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- Former name for Mizpah Cemetery:
- Sandhill Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- St. Clair Ross Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbridge Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Gardens
- The Evergreen Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
- Evergreen Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57265 <2>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger Highland Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thornton.
- The Olinger Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #453365 <2>
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hudson had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hudson had a population of 2,768 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Fort Lupton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Platteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roggen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Saint Vrains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
- La Salle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Evans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Erie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Broomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Greeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hudson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hudson.
Newspapers Published in Hudson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hudson, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hudson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hudson:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Weld County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Denver County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hudson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hudson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |