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 (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. 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 doctors and hospitals 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 is located in Steuben County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steuben County: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Branch (MI), Hillsdale (MI) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Hudson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hudson:
- Steuben County (The home county of Hudson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Pleasant Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Angola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Orland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Ari
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Huntertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grabill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wallen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Dunn Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Hacienda Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Woodburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Ashley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corunna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Altona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- New Era
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Saint Joe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Stroh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Gravel Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- South Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brushy Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Mongo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Wolcottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Valentine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- LaGrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Howe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Topeka
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Kendallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Avilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Laotto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brimfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ege
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Cosperville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Green Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Port Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wawaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Merriam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Churubusco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tri-Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Cresco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Ormas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Ray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Hatmaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Bronson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Fisher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Matteson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Trailtree Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Reading
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Fawn River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Burr Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Findley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Klingers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Bluff Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Hicksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ney is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ney <1>
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Edon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Blakeslee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cooney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Ainger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Northwest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Melbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jim Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Bryan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bryan is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
- Holiday City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hudson, see our County-by-County Page for Hudson.
Cemeteries Near Hudson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hudson.
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 Hudson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hudson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Circle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barkers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hessen Cassel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessen Cassel Cemetery
- The Hessen Cassel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rice Cemetery
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Block Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Matson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weston Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hudson had a population of 459 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hudson had a population of 521 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fairfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Pleasant Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Salem Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Turkey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Sedan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sedan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Corunna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Angola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Kendallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 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 Hudson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hudson.
Newspapers Published in Hudson ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hudson, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hudson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Whitley County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Saint Joseph County
- Defiance County
- Paulding County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |