Welcome to Judson ...

So far, we found very little information about Judson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Judson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Judson, please Contact Us.

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Judson would have been located within present day Kankakee County<2>.

The location of Judson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Judson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Judson is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Judson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Judson (for example, toward Boswell (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Judson would have been located in the (815) and (779)<5> area codes.

Websites for Judson ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities Also Named Judson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Judson - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Florida, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina (3), Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Judson.

Communities near Judson ...

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

• Crown Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <6>
• Chicago Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <6>
• Schererville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <6>
• Kankakee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <6>
• Park Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Park Forest is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Forest <6>
• Saint John
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Saint John is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <6>
• Frankfort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <6>
• Bourbonnais
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
  • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <6>
• Matteson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matteson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
  • Matteson is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matteson <6>
• Dyer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <6>

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

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

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

Adding Judson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Judson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Judson was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Judson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov