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 Ferry (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 Ferry. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 Ferry is located in Screven County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Screven County: Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Jenkins, Allendale (SC) & Hampton (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Hudson Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hudson Ferry:
- Screven County (The home county of Hudson Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Ferry, with the one closest to Hudson Ferry listed first.
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
- Newington is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <2>
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Captolo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Sylvania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Cooperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zeigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Hilltonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
- Millhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Ferry, with the one closest to Hudson Ferry listed first.
- Leefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Clito
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Hubert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Brooklet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olde Towne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Statesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
- Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <2>
- Eagle Court
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Portal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Portal is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <2>
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Ferry, with the one closest to Hudson Ferry listed first.
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Clyo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Two Sisters Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Haddonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Rincon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Rincon is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <2>
- Exley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jenkins County
- Scarboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Allendale County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Ferry, with the one closest to Hudson Ferry listed first.
- Fairfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaufort County (SC)
- Hardeeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Ferry, with the one closest to Hudson Ferry listed first.
- Garnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Furman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Estill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brunson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Varnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
- Pond Town is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Barkerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
- Barkerville is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Barkerville has also been known as:
- Haywardville
- Crocketville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Early Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jasper County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Ferry, with the one closest to Hudson Ferry listed first.
- Pineland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tillman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hudson Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Hudson Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Hudson Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hudson Ferry.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hudson Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hudson Ferry, with the one closest to Hudson Ferry listed first.
- Eneck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eneck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eneck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Coursey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coursey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coursey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New North Newington Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugger Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Solomons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solomons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Breeler Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breeler Field Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breeler Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Middle Ground Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Pond Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horse Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Old Lawtonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lawtonville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lawtonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Black Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Millpond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millpond Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millpond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
While we didn't find Hudson Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hudson Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudson Ferry, with the one closest to Hudson Ferry listed first.
- Eneck ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eneck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
- Eneck is located in Screven County
- Oaky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky
- Oaky is located in Effingham County
- Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Captolo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Halcyondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Clyo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Estill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Peeples ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
- Peeples is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Stafford is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Cameron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hudson Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hudson Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Hudson Ferry ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hudson Ferry, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hudson Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Screven County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Effingham County
- Jenkins County
- Allendale County
- Beaufort County
- Hampton County
- Jasper County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hudson Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<5> | 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 Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hudson Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hudson Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6180, Longitude: -81.4118 In this case, the coordinates for Hudson Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |