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Introduction ...
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.
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 Hodson (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 Hodson. 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.
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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hodson is historic, it would have been located within present day Calaveras County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.
Below are the counties that are near Hodson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hodson:
- Calaveras County (The home county of Hodson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodson, with the one closest to Hodson listed first.
- Copperopolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carmen City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
- Copper Cove Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
- Telegraph City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Angels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Angels is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
- The Shores of Poker Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Altaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angels Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angels City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Melones ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Melones is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
- Jenny Lind
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodson, with the one closest to Hodson listed first.
- Electra ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Electra is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Camanche Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Martell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sutter Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ione
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <2>
- Amador City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodson, with the one closest to Hodson listed first.
- Cometa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bellota
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Peters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Escalon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holden ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holden is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alba is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Clements
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walthal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Five Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Stanislaus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodson, with the one closest to Hodson listed first.
- Knights Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Oakdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
- Adela
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adela is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Del Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Stewart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- La Grange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hughson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Modesto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuolumne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hodson, with the one closest to Hodson listed first.
- Tuttletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
- Yosemite Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
- Rawhide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Columbia Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stent is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
- Martinez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Sonora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Squabbletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
- Chinese Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Sonora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
- Greenley Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hodson, see our County-by-County Page for Hodson.
Cemeteries Near Hodson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hodson.
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 Hodson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hodson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hodson, with the one closest to Hodson listed first.
- Copperopolis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dean Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Milton.
- The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <3>
- Altaville Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
- The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <3>
- Altaville Protestant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altaville Serbian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Serbian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Serbian Cemetery is located in Altaville.
- The Altaville Serbian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Serbian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2456918 <3>
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Altaville.
- Lode Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lode Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
- Milton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williams Knight Burial Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vallecito Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (51 more) ...
- Briseno Ranch Burial Ground
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Hodson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hodson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hodson, with the one closest to Hodson listed first.
- Copperopolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Telegraph City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Angels Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Knights Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tuttletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
- Jenny Lind
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- San Andreas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Douglas Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Murphys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chinese Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sonora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hodson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hodson.
Newspapers Published in Hodson ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hodson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hodson, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hodson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hodson:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Calaveras County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- San Joaquin County
- Stanislaus County
- Tuolumne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hodson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |