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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.

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 (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Judson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Judson post office opened in 1886. The Judson post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Judson.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/