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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 Hudsonville (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 Hudsonville. 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 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.

Hudsonville is located in Marshall County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Tate, Union, Fayette (TN) & Shelby (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Hudsonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hudsonville:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Hudsonville)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudsonville, with the one closest to Hudsonville listed first.
    • Snow Lake Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
      • Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Michigan City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Michigan City is located in Benton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <3>
    • Ashland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
    • Canaan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
      • Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <3>
  • DeSoto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudsonville, with the one closest to Hudsonville listed first.
    • Ingrams Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Olive Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
      • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <3>
    • Alphaba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bright
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Bright is located in DeSoto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bright
      • From Hudsonville to Bright
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudsonville, with the one closest to Hudsonville listed first.
    • Abbeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
      • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <3>
    • Harmontown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tate County
  • Tippah County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudsonville, with the one closest to Hudsonville listed first.
    • Myrtle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Darden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenfield
      • From Hudsonville to Glenfield
  • Fayette County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudsonville, with the one closest to Hudsonville listed first.
    • Moscow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Fayette County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
    • Forty Five
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • La Grange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
      • Grand Junction is located in Fayette County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <3>
    • Rossville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Fayette County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <3>
    • Piperton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piperton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
      • Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
    • New Bethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
      • New Bethel is located in Fayette County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
    • Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Fayette County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Elba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elba
      • From Hudsonville to Elba
    • Macon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Canadaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Somerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Hardeman County (TN)
  • Shelby County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hudsonville, see our County-by-County Page for Hudsonville.

Cemeteries Near Hudsonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hudsonville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hudsonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hudsonville, with the one closest to Hudsonville listed first.

  • Crump Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grays Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudsonville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudsonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudsonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grays Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sylvestria Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvestria Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvestria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kimbrough Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimbrough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimbrough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudsonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudsonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudsonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Atway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Atway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Atway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (532 more) ...
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Lamar Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lamar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lamar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gatewood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hudsonville had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudsonville, with the one closest to Hudsonville listed first.

  • Colbert ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
    • Colbert is located in Marshall County
  • Lamar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Benton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
  • Holly Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <3>
  • Early Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Early Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Grove
    • Early Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Mahon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahon
    • Mahon is located in Marshall County
  • Red Banks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Spring Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Benton County
  • Michigan City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • Michigan City is located in Benton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <3>
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
  • Moscow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Fayette County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
  • Victoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Canaan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • La Grange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hudsonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hudsonville.

Newspapers Published in Hudsonville ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudsonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hudsonville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hudsonville.

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 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 Hudsonville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hudsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hudsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Hudsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hudsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8613, Longitude: -89.3747       In this case, the coordinates for Hudsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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