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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 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.

Name Variations for 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.

Prior to its current name of Hudson, it was known as Hudsonville.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hudson. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Hudson is located in Caldwell County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.

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:

  • Caldwell County     (The home county of Hudson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Sawmills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
    • Cajah's Mountain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
    • Baton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenoir
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gamewell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pinehurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Cedar Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
      • Cedar Rock village
    • Emanuel ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
    • Abingdon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Northlakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Little River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Little River is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Ellendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Liledoun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Isenhour Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Millersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Taylorsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Hiddenite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Stony Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Ashe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Brownwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Yates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Avery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Linville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandfather
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Linville Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Crossnore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Montezuma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Montezuma is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Seven Devils
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stamey Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stamey Town is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
    • Sugar Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Newland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Banner Elk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vale is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
  • Burke County
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Long View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Long View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
    • North Hickory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Hickory is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
    • Hickory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Viewmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Viewmont is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
    • Advent Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brookford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookford is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Meadow Brook Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
    • Mountain View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Saint Stephens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
    • Sweetwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Fairbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
    • Fairgrove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
    • Propst Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Olive Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
    • Toluca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Knob Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Casar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Belwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
    • Delight
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fallston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lawndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Polkville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Brevard ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brevard is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Scotts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Scotts is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Eufola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Love Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Patten
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Nebo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell County
  • Watauga County
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Ferguson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hendrix ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
    • Boomer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
    • Maple Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Moravian Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Adley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Purlear
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Purlear is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
    • Stokes ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Millers Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilkesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cricket
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
    • Fletcher ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher

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.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hudson had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hudson had a population of 3,703 people.

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

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 the Vicinity of 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hudson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hudson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hudson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of 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 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 Hudson:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hudson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.