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 North 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 North 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 North 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Hudson: N. Hudson
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Hudson. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North 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.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County.
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 North Hudson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Hudson:
- Saint Croix County (The home county of North Hudson)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Burkhardt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 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
- New Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Erin Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Star Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 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
- Deer Park
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 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
- Hersey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- 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 North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- River Falls
(11 miles [17.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Morton Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Trimbelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Martell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Ellsworth
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- El Paso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Hager City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- Horse Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Osceola
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Amery
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Saint Croix Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Clear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Volga ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Anoka County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lino Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Circle Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Columbia Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Spring Lake Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fridley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ham Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Chisago County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- Chisago City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Franconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Wyoming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lindstrom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shafer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stacy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stacy is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
- Taylors Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dakota County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- South Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- West Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Inver Grove Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Mendota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Rosemount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coates
(23 miles [37 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
- Goodhue County (MN)
- Welch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hennepin County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edina
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- North Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Bear Beach
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Gem Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Vadnais Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Little Canada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- North Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- Bayport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Park Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys Point
(5 miles [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
- Lake Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Afton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Duluth Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Pine Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Hudson, see our County-by-County Page for North Hudson.
Cemeteries Near North Hudson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North 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 North Hudson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Hudson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- Willow River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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).
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Houlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rentz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel Vollmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Old Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fahlstrom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Hudson had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, North Hudson had a population of 3,833 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Hudson, with the one closest to North Hudson listed first.
- Lakeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Houlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Houlton is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
- Burkhardt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Afton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Duluth Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Mahtomedi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Hudson. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Hudson.
Newspapers Published in North 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 337 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hudson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Hudson, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Hudson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 North 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 North 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Hudson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |