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Welcome to Hudgens ...

Hudgens is located in Williamson County<1>.

Hudgens is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hudgens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hudgens: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Hudgens ...

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

  • Carbondale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Herrin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • 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
  • Carterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnston City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Zeigler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cambria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
  • De Soto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Hudgens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hudgens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hudgens. 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 Hudgens.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hudgens ...

Looking for more information about Hudgens? 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 Hudgens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hudgens.

Adding Hudgens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hudgens 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 (so far) for Hudgens was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hudgens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hudgens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Hudgens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Hudgens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.