Welcome to Hodson ...
So far, we found very little information about Hodson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hodson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hodson, please Contact Us.
Hodson would have been located within present day Calaveras County<2>.
The location of Hodson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hodson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hodson is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Hodson was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Hodson still existed, it would have been in the (209) area code.
Communities Also Named Hodson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hodson - they are located in Montana, Nova Scotia and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hodson.
Communities near Hodson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hodson.
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
- Sonora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <5>
- Angels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Angels City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Telegraph City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - The Shores of Poker Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Shores of Poker Flat
- The Shores of Poker Flat is located in Calaveras County
- Altaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville
- Altaville is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altaville <5>
- Angels Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Camp
- Angels Camp is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angels Camp <5>
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
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 Hodson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hodson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hodson. 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 Hodson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hodson. See our Newspapers Page for Hodson.
Adding Hodson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hodson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hodson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Hodson post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hodson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hodson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hodson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |