Welcome to Mazama ...

Mazama is located in Okanogan County<1>.

The pronunciation of Mazama: muh-ZAM-muh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mazama, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Mazama is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mazama lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mazama is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Mazama ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mazama - they are located in British Columbia and Oregon.

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

Communities near Mazama ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Mazama.

• Winthrop
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Twisp
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twisp
  • Twisp is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twisp <4>
• Stehekin
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stehekin
  • Stehekin is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stehekin <4>
• Carlton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Carlton is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <4>
• Conconully
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conconully
  • Conconully is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conconully <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mazama ...

Looking for more information about Mazama? 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 Mazama, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mazama.

Adding Mazama to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mazama 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 Mazama was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mazama post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mazama.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/