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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Penobscot County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
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:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Hudson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Bradford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- West Old Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- South Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Glenburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Kenduskeag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lucky Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
- South Lagrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
- North Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Dedham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Amherst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Otis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Great Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Great Pond is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Bucksport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mariaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Orland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Verona Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Boyd Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Atkinson Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- South Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Dover South Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Medford Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Milo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
- Medford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Dover - Foxcroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sebec
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Brownville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Detroit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Saint Albans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Pittsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mainstream
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- North Winterport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Prospect Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trask Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boutell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lucas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corinthian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Page Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waughn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hudson had a population of 1,499 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Bradford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- South Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- West Old Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenduskeag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- East Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- South Lagrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Exeter Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
- West Levant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Levant
- Levant
(9 miles [14.5 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 113 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 20 miles [32.2 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 start with 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 Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |