Welcome to Mason ...

The city of Mason is located in Hill Country.

Mason is located in Mason County<1> and is the County Seat for Mason County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mason, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mason has a population of 2,315 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Mason is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mason: (325)

The ZIP code for Mason: 76856<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mason had an population of 2,315 people. This is an increase of 9.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mason had a population of 2,114 people (which is 52.69% of the total population of Mason County). This makes Mason the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,114 people, the population of Mason has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,134 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mason.

Communities Also Named Mason ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Mason: This one is located in Mason County and the other is located in Sabine County.

Beyond Texas, there are 38 communities that are also named Mason - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mason ...

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

• Grit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
  • Grit is located in Mason County
• Art
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Art have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
  • Art is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Art <6>
• Streeter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
  • Streeter is located in Mason County
• Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedwigs Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
  • Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County
• Hilda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
  • Hilda is located in Mason County
• Fredonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <6>
• Castell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
  • Castell is located in Llano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <6>
• Loyal Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
  • Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
• Pontotoc
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
  • Pontotoc is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <6>
• Voca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voca
  • Voca is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voca <6>

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 Mason. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mason.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mason. 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 Mason.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mason. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mason.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mason ...

Looking for more information about Mason? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mason, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mason.

Adding Mason to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mason 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 Mason was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mason post office opened in 1858.

We also found Mason in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mason.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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