Hudsonville, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Hudsonville, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Hudsonville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marshall
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:492
Coordinates:34.8611°N -89.375°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:693551

Hudsonville, (also known as Scales Station), is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the hill country of north Mississippi.

History

Hudsonville was located along the "Wet Weather Trail", a Chickasaw trail that followed a series of ridges between present-day Pontotoc and Memphis.[1]

The original community of Hudsonville was northwest of the current community and was located along the stage road between Holly Springs and LaGrange, Tennessee. After the construction of the Mississippi Central Railroad, the community moved two miles to the southeast and the original site became known as "Old Hudsonville." In 1900, Hudsonville had a population of 43, a cotton gin, and several stores.[2]

Hudsonville was incorporated on February 16, 1838.[3]

A post office operated under the name Hudsonville from 1836 to 1943.[4]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://marshallcountyms.org/locales/mchist.php R. B. Henderson. County secured from Chickasaws. The South Reporter. Nov. 25, 1965.
  2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 892.
  3. Web site: Howe . Tony . Hudsonville, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . June 21, 2023.
  4. Web site: Marshall County . Jim Forte Postal History . June 21, 2023.
  5. Web site: Marshall County . Mississippi Encyclopedia . June 21, 2023.
  6. Web site: Junior Kimbrough . southernfolklore.com . June 21, 2023.
  7. Purple, Green and Gold . Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin . 1948 . 35 . 1 . 8 . June 21, 2023.