Hudson
Ghost town · Columbia County, Oregon

Hudson is a ghost town in Columbia County, Oregon. It is one of 4 former communities in Columbia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hudson as a historical populated place on the Delena topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.0915° N, 123.0179° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Delena |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 534 ft |
| Nearest living town | Rainier, OR |
| Distance to it | 3.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1132329 |
| Coordinates | 46.09150, -123.01789 |
What's there now
Hudson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rainier, OR (population 1,859), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 534 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Kyserghost town · Columbia County · 3.3 mi
- Monticelloghost town · Cowlitz County · 5 mi
- Fishhawkghost town · Columbia County · 16.4 mi
- Bachelor Flatghost town · Columbia County · 18.3 mi
- Warrior Rock Lightlighthouse · Columbia County · 20.1 mi
- Cathlapotleghost town · Clark County · 20.5 mi
- Bradwoodghost town · Clatsop County · 21.5 mi
- Cliftonghost town · Clatsop County · 22.8 mi
- Dixieghost town · Washington County · 25 mi
- Blind Sloughghost town · Clatsop County · 27.2 mi
- Denverghost town · Clatsop County · 28.1 mi
- Brookfieldghost town · Wahkiakum County · 28.6 mi
Questions
Where is Hudson?
Hudson is in Columbia County, Oregon, at 46.0915, -123.0179.
How many ghost towns are in Columbia County?
Columbia County, Oregon has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.