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 a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was 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>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Hudson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1860.
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 Also Named Port Hudson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Hudson - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Hudson.
Communities near Port Hudson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Hudson.
- Baton Rouge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
- Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <4>
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
- Zachary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <4>
- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
- Port Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
- Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <4>
- New Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
- New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <4>
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
- Brusly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <4>
- Saint Francisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
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 Port Hudson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Hudson.
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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Hudson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Hudson. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers 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.
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.
Adding Port Hudson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port Hudson 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 for Port Hudson was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1860.
We also found Port Hudson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Hudson.
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 north past Port Hudson and then turned west". 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |