Welcome to Port Hudson ...
Although we found mention of Port Hudson during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Port Hudson was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it's a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Port Hudson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Port Hudson, please Contact Us.
The location of Port Hudson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
A typical abbreviation for Port Hudson: Prt. Hudson
Port Hudson is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Port Hudson might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Port Hudson would be found within the (225) area code.
Communities near Port Hudson ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the Southeast (SE) of Port Hudson
Lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the Southeast (SE) of Port Hudson
Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the East (E) of Port Hudson
Lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the Southeast (SE) of Port Hudson
Lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the South (S) of Port Hudson
Located in West Baton Rouge Parish
Lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the West (W) of Port Hudson
Located in Pointe Coupee Parish
Lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the North (N) of Port Hudson
Located in East Feliciana Parish
Lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the South (S) of Port Hudson
Located in West Baton Rouge Parish
Lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the Northwest (NW) of Port Hudson
Located in West Feliciana Parish
Lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the Northeast (NE) of Port Hudson
Located in East Feliciana Parish
To learn more about neighboring communities and parishes, please visit the Nearby Page for Port Hudson.
Communities Also Named Port Hudson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Port Hudson - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Hudson.
Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Port Hudson. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Hudson. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Hudson. Our list includes 7 papers.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Port Hudson:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Hudson ...
Looking for more information about Port Hudson? 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.
Looking for more information about Port Hudson? 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 Port Hudson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Hudson.
Other Roadside Stops ...
Visit our Community Index for Louisiana
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Port Hudson and then turned east". While Port Hudson could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Port Hudson as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Port Hudson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Hudson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Port Hudson) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Port Hudson. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Port Hudson Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Hudson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6782, Longitude: -91.2696 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Port Hudson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |