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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 Mast (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 Mast. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hudson Mast is located in Panola County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Panola County: Caddo (LA), De Soto (LA), Harrison, Rusk & Shelby.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Hudson Mast. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hudson Mast:

  • Panola County     (The home county of Hudson Mast)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Mast, with the one closest to Hudson Mast listed first.
    • Carthage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Midyett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • De Berry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Murvaul
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Beckville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Delray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Gary City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buncome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Panola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Mast, with the one closest to Hudson Mast listed first.
    • Easton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Elderville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Lakeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Mast, with the one closest to Hudson Mast listed first.
    • Elysian Fields
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Waskom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hallsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nesbitt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Lansing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lansing is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Nacogdoches County
    • Garrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Mast, with the one closest to Hudson Mast listed first.
    • Tatum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinehill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Caledonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Brachfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Minden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Mount Enterprise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Mast, with the one closest to Hudson Mast listed first.
    • Tenaha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Joaquin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Timpson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Haslam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Campti
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Arcadia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Mast, with the one closest to Hudson Mast listed first.
    • Bethany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Greenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Keithville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Reisor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • South Towne Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Longwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Silver Pine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Summer Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Western Hills Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Western Hills Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills Village
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Mast, with the one closest to Hudson Mast listed first.
    • Longstreet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Keachi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Logansport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Gloster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Stonewall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Stanley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Grand Cane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hudson Mast, see our County-by-County Page for Hudson Mast.

Cemeteries Near Hudson Mast ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hudson Mast.

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 Mast - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hudson Mast covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hudson Mast, with the one closest to Hudson Mast listed first.

  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gary - Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Bluff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Prospect Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruck Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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>

While we didn't find Hudson Mast in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hudson Mast.

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

  • Carthage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Midyett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midyett is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
  • Deadwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • De Berry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Delray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Delray is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
  • Centennial
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Centennial is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Beckville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Woods
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Elysian Fields
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fair Play
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fair Play is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Tenaha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tatum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bethany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Joaquin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hudson Mast. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hudson Mast.

Newspapers Published in Hudson Mast ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson Mast.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hudson Mast, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hudson Mast.

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 Mast:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Hudson Mast) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mast, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.