Hodge, California

Hodge, California
Unincorporated community
Hodge, California
Coordinates: 34°48′56″N 117°11′36″W / 34.81556°N 117.19333°W / 34.81556; -117.19333Coordinates: 34°48′56″N 117°11′36″W / 34.81556°N 117.19333°W / 34.81556; -117.19333
Country United States
State California
County San Bernardino
Elevation 2,283 ft (696 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Area codes 442/760
GNIS feature ID 243498[1]

Hodge is an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert, within San Bernardino County, California, United States.

Hodge is located along historic U.S. Route 66 and the Mojave River, 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Barstow and north of the Victor Valley.

History

The settlement was named after ranch owners Gilbert and Robert Hodge. Hodge was a railroad station, supplying water from wells into the usually subterranean Mojave River. It was a desert stop on U.S. Route 66 between Barstow and Victorville. [2]

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