Welcome to Hazel ...

Hazel is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Hazel is located in Iron County<1>.

The location of Hazel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Hazel is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hazel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hazel, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Hazel is within the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Hazel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Hazel: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Houghton County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 16 communities that are also named Hazel - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hazel.

Communities near Hazel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hazel.

• Iron River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
  • Iron River is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <4>
• Crystal Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <4>
• Stambaugh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stambaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
  • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
• Caspian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
  • Caspian is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <4>
• Gaastra
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
  • Gaastra is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <4>
• Mineral Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
  • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
• Alpha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Alpha is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <4>
• Gibbs City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbs City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
  • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
• Atkinson ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Atkinson is located in Iron County
• Bates Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
  • Bates Junction is located in Iron County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hazel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hazel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hazel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hazel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazel. See our Newspapers Page for Hazel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazel ...

Looking for more information about Hazel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hazel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hazel.

Adding Hazel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hazel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hazel was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hazel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Iron County: www.iron.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/