Hodson, California

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Coordinates: 37°59′48″N 120°41′08″W / 37.99667°N 120.68556°W / 37.99667; -120.68556

Hodson
Former settlement
Hodson
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°59′48″N 120°41′08″W / 37.99667°N 120.68556°W / 37.99667; -120.68556
Country United States
State California
County Calaveras County
Elevation[1] 971 ft (296 m)

Hodson is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California. It lay at an elevation of 971 feet (296 m), 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Copperopolis.[2] A post office operated at Hodson from 1898 to 1906, and again from 1915 to 1917.[2]

The town was named in honor of J.J. Hodson, a copper mining financier.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hodson, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 783. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Calaveras County, California, United States
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