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Hodson, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Angels City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95228. It stands on Underwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Copperopolis quadrangle. It stands 971 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Hodson within Calaveras County

Then and now

1916 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hodson (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Hodson (historical), surveyed 1916

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

231 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Hodson (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,842 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 8 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 use89
Missing data/not specified/undetermined80
Debris and open burning29
Natural8
Arson/incendiarism8
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony3

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
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 15
7 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitWOOSTER
5 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined84 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitSALT/2-2
5 September 2012Natural8.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitALTAVILLE LCA 2
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitBRITCHEN
30 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitMC KEON
3 September 2014Equipment and vehicle use1.6 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitBUCKBOARD
26 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictHATLEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calaveras County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 138 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 138 workings within 5 miles of Hodson (historical): 43 past producers, 39 occurrences, 38 unknowns, 12 producers. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Chromium, Manganese. 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
Belt of SlateSlate, DimensionOccurrence
Big SevenGold, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
DepositLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Donner & CallahanCopper, Lead, Silver, ZincProspect
Donner MineGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerUnderground
Gopher Hill MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerBismuth, Gold
Keystone UnionCopper, Gold, Lead, SilverPast ProducerUnderground
Mountain KingGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast ProducerGold
NassauCopper, Gold, Silver, ZincUnknown
North KeystoneCopper, Gold, SilverPast ProducerUnderground

Every working recorded in Calaveras 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
Copperopolis2.5 miles21
Felix2.7 miles27
Carmen City3.5 miles27
Copper Cove Village3.7 miles21
Telegraph City5.2 miles21
Lost City7.1 miles27
The Shores of Poker Flat8.5 miles20
Altaville8.9 miles29

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.

Wikidata item Q5876310The 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 1670428. 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.