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 Port 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 Port 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.
Name Variations for Port Hudson ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Hudson: Prt. Hudson
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Port Hudson. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Hudson.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Port Hudson is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Port Hudson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Hudson:
- Franklin County (The home county of Port Hudson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- Leslie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Beaufort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenstreet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
- Gerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Detmold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Dissen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- Campbellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Clover Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Jeffriesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeffriesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffriesburg
- Champion City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Callaway County
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- West Sullivan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Argo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Saint Cloud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Bourbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jake Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Cuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scotia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- Rosebud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Berger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Owensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Hermann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Gasconade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Bland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- Grubville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Lake Tekakwitha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Oermann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Maries County
- Belle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- McKittrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhineland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Starkenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Big Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bluffton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Jonesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Americus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- High Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- Byron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schluersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- New Melle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Defiance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foristell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- Treloar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marthasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Three Creeks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Dutzow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Innsbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Truesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wright City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- Richwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Hudson, see our County-by-County Page for Port Hudson.
Cemeteries Near Port Hudson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port 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 Port Hudson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Hudson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodman Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Leslie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32376 <2>
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Stone Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boeuf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Detmold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nauser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Port Hudson had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Hudson, with the one closest to Port Hudson listed first.
- Beaufort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kiel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Lyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Beemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Campbellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Neier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neier is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neier
- Clover Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Stony Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Hill is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Champion City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Senate Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
- Jeffriesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeffriesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffriesburg
- Spring Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Bluff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Krakow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Krakow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Hudson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Hudson.
Newspapers Published in Port 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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Hudson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Hudson, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Hudson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Port Hudson:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Crawford County
- Gasconade County
- Jefferson County
- Maries County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Port 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- Port Hudson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |