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Hodges, Alabama

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Vina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35571. It stands on Turner Bobo Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hodges quadrangle. 265 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 863 feet above sea level.

Hodges within Franklin County

On record in Hodges

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Hodges fell from 288 to 265 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010288
2020265-23 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

135 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Hodges between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,446 acres in total. None started naturally. 68 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism68
Debris and open burning37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160908-4
4 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1999Arson/incendiarism11 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1999Arson/incendiarism10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1999Arson/incendiarism50 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hodges: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

25 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hodges in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Hodges$600,000This tornado decreased quickly in intensity as it moved into southeastern Franklin county after producing EF-3 damage in Marion county. Just after crossing the Marion/Franklin county line, the tornado collapsed two chicken houses and ripped roofing material off of two others nearby along highway 187. The tornado continued its brief track northeast and ripped much of the roof off of a two story home as it approached highway 172. Based on roof damage observed and widespread nature of large trees blown down or snapped off near their base, winds were estimated at 120 mph -- EF-2 tornado. Another house nearby experienced significant roof damage as well. The path width at this point was around 300 yards. As it reached highway 31, some minor shingle and home damage was observed. However, the tornado moved over a mainly forested portion of this area, continuing to snap/uproot numerous large trees, snapping several near their bases. ||As the tornado moved toward Old Line Road, additional damage to houses was observed. A few homes had portions of their roofs peeled off. In addition, a mobile home was destroyed. In this area a car was totaled by the tornado. Numerous large trees were snapped off or blown down as well. A barn was heavily damaged by trees in this area as well. The path width of the tornado was largest at this point and was estimated to be around 550 yards. A path of numerous large trees being snapped or blown down continued just northeast of this road. The tornado appeared to gradually weaken and lift over the forested area northeast of Old Line Road as little additional damage was seen from ground surveys. New satellite imagery reveals tree damage extending a little over 1/2 mile east of Old Line Road. Due to this new information, the end point was adjusted slightly east from its original point (5/17/12).
March 1996Thunderstorm WindHodges$75,000no account filed
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHodges$10,000A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Wilson West Road.
April 2006Tornado (F0)Hodges$10,000A tornado briefly touched down and uprooted a few trees and damaged power lines.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindHodges$5,000A roof blown was blown off of a house along Highway 187..
January 1999Thunderstorm WindHodges$5,000Several trees were downed in Hodges.
March 1997HailHodges$3,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHodges$2,000A power line was knocked down in Hodges. Time estimated by radar.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindHodges$2,000Trees were knocked down along Highway 172.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindHodges$500A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds near Highway 172 and Overton Farm Road. The time was estimated by radar.
August 2020Flash FloodHodges-The roadway at AL Highway 172 and Lovett Lane was washed out due to flash flooding.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindHodges-Trees were knocked down on Highway 187 north of Hodges. Time estimated from radar.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHodges-A few trees were knocked down in the Scott Bridge area. Time estimated from radar.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindHodges-A large tree was knocked down onto Highway 172 just southeast of Hodges. Numerous small branches were also knocked down.
December 2015Flash FloodHodges-Heavy rainfall caused a 12-foot sinkhole to open up near Hodges.
May 2008Heavy RainHodges-Almost four and one third inches(4.27 inches) of rainfall was measured beginning Monday night and ending at 930 PM on Tuesday evening in the Hodges community.
April 2008HailHodges-A severe thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in the Hodges community.
May 2008HailHodges-Quarter size hail was reported in the Hodges community.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindHodges-Numerous trees blown down due to a line of severe storms moving southeast through the county.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindHodges-few trees down.
April 2001HailHodges-Penny size hail reported near Hodges in southern Franklin County.
April 2001HailHodges-Penny size hail was observed near Hodges in southern Franklin County.
April 1995HailHodges-Three-quarter inch hail was reported by an amateur radio operator at Hodges in south-central Franklin County.
May 1995HailHodges-Strong thunderstorm wind downed trees in scattered areas across the southern portion of the county. A tree fell on a house in Vina, considered one of the oldest in that town, destroying it. Damage was heaviest in the south-central and southeast portion of the county.
March 1998HailHodges-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Atwood4.3 miles12
Duketon5.6 miles14
Nix Mill6.5 miles14
Nix7.7 miles14
Vina7.8 miles11
Glasgow Corner8.2 miles14
Old Burleson8.2 miles11
Old Nauvoo8.5 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HodgesAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q67021The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 120172. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.