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Nearest Communities to Hudson,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Hudson, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Hudson:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Hudson.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Hudson is located in Black Hawk County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Black Hawk County: Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Fayette, Grundy & Tama.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 125 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hudson. Of these communities, 87 are located in counties other than Black Hawk County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Hudson (which is Black Hawk County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Hudson

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Black Hawk County   (where Hudson resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Black Hawk:   Waterloo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hudson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hudson.
      • Cedar Falls Junction
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cedar Falls Junction is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls Junction
      • Hicks
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Hicks is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Orange
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Orange is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Voorhies
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Blessing
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Center
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Knoll Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Cedar Knoll Park is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll Park
      • Louise
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Louise is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Castle Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
      • Cedar Falls
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Waterloo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Washburn
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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        • Cedar City
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
        • Lamplighter Villa
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Lamplighter Villa is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamplighter Villa
        • Norris Siding
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Norris Siding is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Siding
        • Eastgate Estate Park
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Eastgate Estate Park is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate Estate Park
        • Evansdale
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • North Cedar
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Hilltop
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
        • Benson
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Benson is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
        • Elk Run Heights
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
        • Raymar
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Raymar is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymar
        • Gilbertville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
        • Raymond
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Armour
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Armour is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
        • Big Rock
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
        • Boies
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Boies is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boies
        • Glasgow ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Glasgow is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
        • Crain Creek ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Crain Creek is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Creek
        • Dewar
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • La Porte City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Finchford
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Edwards ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Janesville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jubilee
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
        • Canfield
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
        • Dunkerton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
        • Jesup
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.bentoncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Vinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hudson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hudson.
      • Mount Auburn
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Rogersville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Rogersville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
      • Benton Station ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Benton Station is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
      • Garrison
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Garrison is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Geneva
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Geneva is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Vinton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cheney
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Cheney is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Bremer County
    • County Website:   https://www.bremercounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Bremer:   Waverly
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hudson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hudson.
      • Waverly Junction
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
      • Denver
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Klinger
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Waverly
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Artesian
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Artesian is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
      • Knittel
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Readlyn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wapsie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
      • Bremer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Miner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Miner is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Tripoli
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Buck Creek
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Buck Creek is located in Bremer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
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        • Horton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Old Tripoli
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Old Tripoli is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tripoli
        • Plainfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Roxie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Roxie is located in Bremer County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
        • Seigel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan County
  • Butler County
  • Fayette County
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Grundy Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hudson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hudson.
      • Zaneta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Zaneta is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaneta
      • Fredsville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dike
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Reinbeck
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Lincoln is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Dairyville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Dairyville is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
      • Morrison
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Stout
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lear
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Lear is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lear
      • Fern
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Grundy Center
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Holland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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        • Buck Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
        • Beaman
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Beaman is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
        • Conrad
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Wellsburg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Ivester
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Ivester is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivester
  • Hardin County
  • Marshall County
  • Tama County
    • County Website:   https://www.tamacounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Tama:   Toledo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hudson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hudson.
      • Dinsdale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckingham
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Buckingham is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Mooreville ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Mooreville is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Traer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • West Union ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • West Union is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Lincoln
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lincoln is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Dysart
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gladbrook
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clutier
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Garwin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Garwin is located in Tama County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Elberon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Vining
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Toledo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Gladstone
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Gladstone is located in Tama County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
        • Mesquakie Indian Settlement
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Tama
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hudson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.