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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 Oaks (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 Oaks. 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 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 Oaks is located in Parker 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 Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Parker County     (The home county of Hudson Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Oaks, with the one closest to Hudson Oaks listed first.
    • Willow Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Annetta North
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Dicey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Annetta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta South
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Weatherford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Aledo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Carter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Lemley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Sanctuary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Peaster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Azle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Denton County
    • Elizabethtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Oaks, with the one closest to Hudson Oaks listed first.
    • Cresson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Brazos Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Acton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Granbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • DeCordova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Lipan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Tolar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Spunky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Oaks, with the one closest to Hudson Oaks listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Perrin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Oaks, with the one closest to Hudson Oaks listed first.
    • Crowley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Godley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Burleson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Timber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Joshua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Briaroaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Egan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Oaks, with the one closest to Hudson Oaks listed first.
    • Wolters Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Mineral Wells
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Salesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Brazos
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Oaks, with the one closest to Hudson Oaks listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • White Settlement
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Benbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pelican Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Lake Worth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Westover Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Westworth Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Westworth Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Francis Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • River Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sansom Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Primrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Oaks, with the one closest to Hudson Oaks listed first.
    • Briar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Boonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Aurora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • New Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Herman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman

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

Cemeteries Near Hudson Oaks ...

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

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

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

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

  • Willow Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wampler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • City Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Greenwood Cemetery
    • The City Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old City Greenwood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Hill Crest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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>

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

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

  • Earls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Earls is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Dicey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dicey is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
  • Annetta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Annetta is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
  • Weatherford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Aledo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carter is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Lemley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
  • Peaster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Azle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Brock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brock is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
  • Chapin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Chapin is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Benbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Springtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Adell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Buckner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckner is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner

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

Newspapers Published in Hudson Oaks ...

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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson Oaks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hudson Oaks, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hudson Oaks.

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 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 Oaks:

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 Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hudson Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.