Hodson, California

Coordinates: 37°59′48″N 120°41′08″W / 37.99667°N 120.68556°W / 37.99667; -120.68556

Hodson
Former settlement
Hodson Location in California
Coordinates: 37°59′48″N 120°41′08″W / 37.99667°N 120.68556°W / 37.99667; -120.68556
Country	United States
State	California
County	Calaveras County
Elevation^[1]	971 ft (296 m)

Hodson is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California. It lay at an elevation of 971 feet (296 m), 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Copperopolis.^[2] A post office operated at Hodson from 1898 to 1906, and again from 1915 to 1917.^[2]

The town was named in honor of J.J. Hodson, a copper mining financier.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hodson, California
1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 783. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hodson, California

Municipalities and communities of Calaveras County, California, United States

County seat: San Andreas

City	Angels Camp

CDPs	Arnold Avery Copperopolis Dorrington Forest Meadows Mokelumne Hill Mountain Ranch Murphys Rail Road Flat Rancho Calaveras San Andreas Vallecito Valley Springs Wallace West Point

Unincorporated communities	Alabama Hill Big Bar Big Meadow Big Trees Big Trees Village Big Valley Blue Lake Junction Blue Lake Springs Bummerville Burson Calaveritas Camp Connell Camp Pardee Campo Seco Canyon View Carmen City Cave City Cedar Vista Copper Cove Subdivision Copper Cove Village Cottage Springs Douds Landing Douglas Flat Ebbetts Pass Highlands Felix Fisher Place Fly-In Acres Fort Jones Fourth Crossing Fuchs Ganns Glencoe Goodmans Corner Grizzly Ridge Hams Hanford Hill Happy Valley Hathaway Pines Hathaways Mountain Pines Independence Indian Creek Indian Hills Jenny Lind Jesus Maria La Honda Park Lake Camanche Ranches Lakemont Pines Lakeside Terrace Lilac Park Lombardi Lost City Lynn Park Acres Manuel Mill McKay Meadowmont Milton Mother Lode Acres Mountain Ranch Subdivision Mountain Retreat Mumbert Acres Oak Grove Oak Park Estates Paloma Pinebrook Ponderosa Park Porter Quail Oaks Red Apple Rich Gulch Rocky Hill Sandoz Sandy Gulch Scenic Valley Ranchos Sheep Ranch Sherman Acres Skyhigh Snowshoe Springs South Camanche Shore Sunset Point Tamarack Tamarack Springs Telegraph City The Shores of Poker Flat Timber Trails Toyanza Subdivision Toyon White Pines Wilseyville Wyldewood

Former settlements	Altaville Antelope House Balaklava Hill Blue Mountain Brownsville Buckeye Hill Camanche Camp Spirito Carson Hill Chichi Chili Gulch El Dorado Bar Fremont Valley Greasertown Hodson Independence Flat Lower Calaveritas Mammoth Cave McLeans Bar McLeans Ferry Melones Middle Bar Mill Valley North American House Norval Oregon Bar Petersburg Pattees Ranch Poverty Bar Sandy Bar Spanish Bar Stony Bar Stoutenburg Taylors Bar Tremont House Yaqui Camp

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