Welcome to Judson ...
So far, we found very little information about Judson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Judson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Judson, please Contact Us.
Judson would have been located within present day Swain County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Judson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. The community was inundated by Fontana Lake.
Time Zone: The area where Judson was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Judson was located: 828
Communities Also Named Judson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Judson: This one is located in Swain County and the other is located in Cumberland County.
Beyond North Carolina, there are 23 communities that are also named Judson - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina (3), Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Judson.
Communities near Judson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Judson.
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Judson to Franklin
- Sylva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Sylva is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sylva
- From Judson to Sylva
- Bryson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
- Bryson City is located in Swain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <3>
- Robbinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <3>
- Dillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
- Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <3>
- Lake Santeetlah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake Santeetlah
- From Judson to Lake Santeetlah
- Fontana Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fontana Dam
- From Judson to Fontana Dam
- Wesser
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wesser
- From Judson to Wesser
- Stecoah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stecoah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stecoah
- From Judson to Stecoah
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairview
- From Judson to Fairview
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 Judson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Judson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Judson. 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 Judson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Judson. See our Newspapers Page for Judson.
Adding Judson to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Judson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Judson post office opened in 1886.
We also found Judson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Judson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Swain County: www.swaincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Judson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Swain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |