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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 (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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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, 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 Angelina 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 Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.

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:

  • Angelina County     (The home county of Hudson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Providence
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Providence is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Peavy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Peavy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Keltys
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Keltys is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
    • Lufkin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <1>
    • Granville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Granville is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Clawson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Clawson is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Cedar Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Herty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Herty is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
    • Redland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Redland is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
    • Burke
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Burke is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Blix
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blix is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Wells
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Alto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
    • Weeping Mary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Hagerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Fog Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • Ratcliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kennard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tadmor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Harrison Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Weches
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Alazan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
    • Woden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Etoile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nacogdoches
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Douglass
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Redfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Nat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Swift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Chireno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Appleby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Looneyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Attoyac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Skinner Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
    • Corrigan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Barnum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Camden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Moscow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Barnes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Lily Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
  • San Augustine County
    • Broaddus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Apple Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Helmic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Centralia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Lacy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Woodlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Groveton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
    • Peach Tree Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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.

  • Aldredge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories Memorial Park
  • Whitehouse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Largent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dubose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poskey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Newman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Gann Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ryan Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rowan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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.

  • Lufkin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <1>
  • Keltys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Keltys is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
  • Clawson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
  • Burke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Burke is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Homer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Pollok
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Apple Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Centralia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hagerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Forest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Woden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Etoile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nacogdoches
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hudson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hudson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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:

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 'straight-line' (or 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'.