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 Hudgens (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 Hudgens. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hudgens is located in Williamson County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Williamson County: Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Saline & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Hudgens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hudgens:
- Williamson County (The home county of Hudgens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Lake Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spillertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Energy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dewmaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Herrin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <1>
- Alexander County
- Elco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Plumfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- West Frankfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Cambon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Deering City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Orient
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Thompsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanaford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Buckner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Walpole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Makanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Murphysboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vergennes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oraville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gorham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Tower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Eagle Point Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Egyptian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Goreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buncombe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Wartrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- New Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Du Quoin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- McCormick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Eddyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Dixon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Herod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lusk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Leisure City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Karnak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Perks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Grand Chain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ullin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Stonefort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Ledford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Galatia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Gaskins City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Muddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cornerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Raleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Lick Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cobden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alto Pass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dongola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Mill Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Wolf Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hudgens, see our County-by-County Page for Hudgens.
Cemeteries Near Hudgens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hudgens.
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 Hudgens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hudgens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- Koonce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kimmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crab Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meneese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cocke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cocke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Atwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Krieger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hudgens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hudgens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudgens, with the one closest to Hudgens listed first.
- New Dennison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Dennison is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Goreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Tunnel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sandburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandburn is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburn
- Elvira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elvira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Buncombe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hudgens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hudgens.
Newspapers Published in Hudgens ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudgens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hudgens, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hudgens.
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 Hudgens:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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 Hudgens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hudgens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |