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Hodson

Ghost town · Calaveras County, California

Copperopolis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Copperopolis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hodson is a ghost town in Calaveras County, California. It is one of 6 former communities in Calaveras County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hodson as a historical populated place on the Copperopolis topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.9966° N, 120.6855° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCopperopolis
Elevation969 ft
Nearest living townCopperopolis, CA
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1670428
Coordinates37.99659, -120.68548

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What's there now

Hodson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Copperopolis, CA (population 4,644), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 969 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Hodson?

Hodson is in Calaveras County, California, at 37.9966, -120.6855.

How many ghost towns are in Calaveras County?

Calaveras County, California has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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