Welcome to Masten ...
Masten is located in Lycoming County<1>.
The location of Masten has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Masten, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Masten is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Masten lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Masten: (570)
Communities Also Named Masten ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Masten - it's located in Delaware.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Masten.
Communities near Masten ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Masten.
- Montoursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
- Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
- Blossburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Blossburg is located in Tioga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossburg <4>
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
- Muncy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Picture Rocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
- Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- New Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- New Albany is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
- Laporte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
- Laporte is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <4>
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Alba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
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 Masten. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Masten.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Masten. 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 Masten.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Masten. See our Newspapers Page for Masten.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Masten ...
Looking for more information about Masten? 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 Masten, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Masten.
Adding Masten to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Masten 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 Masten was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Masten post office opened in 1906.
We also found Masten on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Masten.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Masten. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lycoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Masten - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |