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.
Name Variations for Hudson ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Hudson was referred to as Hudson Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hudson. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hudson.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 hospitals 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 is located in Saint Croix County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Croix County: Washington (MN), Barron, Dunn, Pierce & Polk.
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:
- Saint Croix County (The home county of Hudson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- North Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Burkhardt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- New Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Erin Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Star Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Deer Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hersey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Dunn County
- Downing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- River Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Prescott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Beldenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Morton Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Trimbelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Martell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Moeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- El Paso
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Spring Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Hager City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Horse Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Osceola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Dresser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Deronda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Amery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Clear Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Anoka County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lino Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Circle Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Fridley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ham Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Coon Rapids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chisago County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Franconia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Chisago City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wyoming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lindstrom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shafer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dakota County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Nininger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- South Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Inver Grove Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lilydale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Mendota Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rosemount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coates is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Eagan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagan is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <1>
- Vermillion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodhue County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Welch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Wing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hennepin County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edina is located in Hennepin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <1>
- Golden Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- North Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Maplewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- White Bear Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Canada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vadnais Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cardigan Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Shoreview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Lakeland Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Lakeland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bayport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Saint Marys Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
- Oak Park Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 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.
- Willow River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakeland (MN).
- Old Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fahlstrom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paulus Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rentz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Daniel Vollmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Houlton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hudson had a population of 2,885 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hudson had a population of 14,168 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudson, with the one closest to Hudson listed first.
- Lakeland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
- Glover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Burkhardt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Houlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Houlton is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- River Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Duluth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
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 357 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Hudson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Saint Croix County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunn County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Anoka County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Goodhue County
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hudson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |