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History · Hodges

Hodges’ post office opened in 1852, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on and the census since 1880.

1852first post office
0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Hodges began

When was Hodges founded?

1852

The Hodges post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 271 in 18802020 census: 162174 years
Founding year: the first Hodges post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hodges’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hodges are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hodges’ homes were built before 1963.
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The story so far

Hodges, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hodges yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hodges is a town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hodges had a population of 162. The mayor is Michael George. Hodges was named after Major General George Washington Hodges, who was commander of all of South Carolina's militia. Hodges was born September 9, 1792, and died March 24, 1876. He fought in the War of 1812. His grave is northeast of town in a hidden pre-Civil War cemetery.

Its first post office opened in 1852. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 155 to 162 (+5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hodges, 1852 to 1992

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1852Post officeThe Hodges post office opens
  3. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1919Born hereJohn H. Leith is born here
  6. 1992Born hereKelcy Quarles is born here
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On the map

Hodges on the map, 1892 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hodges. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hodges on the 1892 USGS mapHodges on the 1971 USGS map1892Abbeville sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hodges.

People over time

Hodges, census by census

010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 303

Between 125 and 303 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hodges’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Hodges

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John H. LeithAmerican theologian · b. 1919
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Kelcy QuarlesAmerican football player · b. 1992

Questions about Hodges’ history

What year was Hodges founded?

The Hodges post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.