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.
Then and now
1932 to 1982The 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.


Compare 1932 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1932 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Barstow quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hodge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Victorville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional 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 use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | ROCK |
| 2 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | SIDEWINDER |
| 14 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | HODGE |
| 6 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | California Desert District | QUARRY 2 |
| 28 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | HODGE 5 |
| 24 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | S WINDER 2 |
| 21 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Desert District | FIERO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golconda Asbestos Deposit | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Golconda Clay Deposit | Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Hodge Deposits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Iron Mountain Deposits | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Johnson and Vogt Rutile Deposit | Titanium, Quartz, Mica | Prospect | ||
| Millet Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| New Discovery Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Red Bird | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Red Bird | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Atlas Fire Brick Co. Ganister | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2010 | Flood | Hodge | $5,000,000 | The 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 2022 | Flash Flood | Hodge | $2,000 | A large amount of water and mud covered Main St at Hinkley Rd. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Hodge | - | CHP reported flash flooding at Highway 66 (National Trails Highway.) and Hodge Road. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstons Corner | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Wild Crossing | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lenwood | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Grandview | 6.9 miles | 21 | |
| Barstow Heights | 8.2 miles | 18 | |
| Mace (historical) | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Hinkley | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Helendale | 8.5 miles | 21 |
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 Hodge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14682277 | The 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.










