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 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Summit County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.
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:
- Summit County (The home county of Hudson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Hudson Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Twinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Peninsula
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Munroe Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Emmons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Cuyahoga Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Glenwillow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Applecreek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brecksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- North Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Chagrin Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Bainbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Auburn Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Yates Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Welshfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Chesterland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parkman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chardon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Claridon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Pecks Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Willoughby Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kirtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Wickliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willowick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Eastlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Oak Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Lakeline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Eaton Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Belden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Fields
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Craig Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Maple Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Hinckley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Sharon Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windfall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Wadsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- River Styx
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Medina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Abbeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Camelot Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Doolittles Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Brimfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Evergreen Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Mantua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ravenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hartville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Greentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Limaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Oval City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Canal Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forty Corners Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Alliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- South Canal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phalanx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Delightful
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- West Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Leavittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lordstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Mesopotamia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Doylestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Markillie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Hudson Twp. Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Draper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyoga Lake Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cackler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Streetsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Hudson had a population of 1,143 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hudson had a population of 22,179 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Darrowville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Darrowville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrowville
- Metz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Twinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Streetsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peninsula
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earlville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Everett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Cuyahoga Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
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 110 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Hudson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Hudson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |