Hodges, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hawley-Noodle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79525. The Survey maps it on the Hawley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hawley quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Hawley quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Hodges between 2005 and 2016, burning about 754 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14-074 |
| 26 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 809 |
| 9 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13-067 |
| 8 July 2005 | Natural | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2011 | Smoking | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KINGS ADDITION FM 707 |
| 20 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hodges in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodges | $500,000 | Strong winds blew over a 28-foot travel trailer. Damage was reported to three mobile homes, outbuildings, trees, and power lines. Total damage was estimated at $65,000. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodges | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Hodges | - | Public report of flood waters over FM 605 and FM 707 on social media. Some portions of the road had flood water depth around 2 feet. Estimated time of peak flooding based on radar data. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodges | - | There were reports of wind damage to buildings. Also, several tree branches (3 to 4 inches in diameter) broken off and trash dumpsters overturned on County Road 495. The time was estimated by radar. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Hodges | - | A rope tornado was reported at the intersection of FM 707 and FM 605 approximately 6 miles west of Hawely near the community of Stith. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Hodges | - | The report was relayed by KTAB TV news in Abilene. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hodges | - | A member of the general public estimated 62 knots of winds in Hodges. |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Hodges | - | This tornado was observed for several minutes just to the southwest of Hodges. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Hodges | - | Highway 277 was flooded. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Hodges | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Hodges | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Hodges | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Hodges | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Hodges | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Truby | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Stith | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| North Abilene | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Noodle | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Phantom Hill (historical) | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Phantom Hill | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Anson | 11.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378460. 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.
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.






