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 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.
Hudson is located in Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of South Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Lyon (IA), Sioux (IA), Clay, Minnehaha, Turner & Union.
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:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Hudson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worthing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shindler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Lennox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
- Alsen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Hub City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
- Minnehaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Rowena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Split Rock Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
- Pine Lakes Addition
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Alcester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Beresford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <1>
- Emmet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Nora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Spink
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spink is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Lyon County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Inwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beloit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Doon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alvord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Larchwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Edna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- O'Brien County (IA)
- Sheldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Craig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Struble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Akron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <1>
- Brunsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Adaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Westfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Le Mars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millnerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Oyens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Merrill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sioux County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Hawarden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ireton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McNally
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McNally is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Perkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Sioux Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Chatsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <1>
- Maurice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Middleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Orange City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Steen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
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.
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nathanael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lands Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bragstad Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valley View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Hudson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hudson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Hawarden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alcester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ireton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Inwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Perkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chatsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Doon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beresford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <1>
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 126 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Hudson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hudson:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Minnehaha County
- Turner County
- Union County
- Lyon County
- O'Brien County
- Plymouth County
- Sioux County
- Rock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
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 from Point A (ie- Hudson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |