Welcome to Judson ...

Judson is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Judson is located in Gregg County<1>.

The location of Judson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Judson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Judson is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Judson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Judson: (903) & (430)<4>

The ZIP code for Judson: 75660<5>

Communities Also Named Judson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Judson - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina (3) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Judson.

Communities near Judson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Judson.

• Longview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
• Kilgore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <6>
• Gladewater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <6>
• White Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <6>
• Gilmer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <6>
• Hallsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <6>
• Ore City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore City
  • Ore City is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ore City <6>
• Lakeport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <6>
• Clarksville City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
  • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• East Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
  • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Judson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Judson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Judson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Judson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Judson. See our Newspapers Page for Judson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Judson ...

Looking for more information about Judson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Judson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Judson.

Adding Judson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Judson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Judson was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Judson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Judson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Judson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gregg County: www.co.gregg.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/