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Hodge, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Barstow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92311. The Survey maps it on the Hodge quadrangle. It stands 2,283 feet above sea level.

Hodge within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1932 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hodge, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Hodge, surveyed 1932

Compare 1932 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 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

54 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Hodge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 123 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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
Equipment and vehicle use21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Arson/incendiarism3
Debris and open burning2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Firearms and explosives use1
Natural1

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
29 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictROCK
2 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictSIDEWINDER
14 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictHODGE
6 August 1995Debris and open burning3.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictQUARRY 2
28 August 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 August 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictHODGE 5
24 August 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictS WINDER 2
21 August 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictFIERO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hodge: 7 prospects, 3 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Copper, Mercury, Asbestos. 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
Golconda Asbestos DepositAsbestosProspect
Golconda Clay DepositKaolinProspect
Hodge DepositsStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Iron Mountain DepositsLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Johnson and Vogt Rutile DepositTitanium, Quartz, MicaProspect
Millet DepositClayProspect
New Discovery MineGoldPast Producer
Red BirdMercuryOccurrence
Red BirdMercuryUnknown
Atlas Fire Brick Co. GanisterSilicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Storms near this place

3 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hodge in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 2 flash flood, 1 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
December 2010FloodHodge$5,000,000The Mojave River overflowed its banks due to a combination of heavy rain and emergency release of water from Cedar Spring Dam near Arrowhead. Numerous roads were covered with mud and closed, one bridge was washed out, a broken levee flooded a neighborhood, and three swift water rescues were performed.
September 2022Flash FloodHodge$2,000A large amount of water and mud covered Main St at Hinkley Rd.
July 2014Flash FloodHodge-CHP reported flash flooding at Highway 66 (National Trails Highway.) and Hodge Road.

Every storm recorded in San Bernardino 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
Johnstons Corner1.2 miles19
Wild Crossing5.0 miles18
Lenwood6.3 miles21
Grandview6.9 miles21
Barstow Heights8.2 miles18
Mace (historical)8.2 miles21
Hinkley8.2 miles19
Helendale8.5 miles21

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 HodgeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14682277The 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 243498. 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.