Welcome to Hazelton ...

Hazelton is located in Preston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazelton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Hazelton is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hazelton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hazelton: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Hazelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Hazelton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hazelton ...

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

• Uniontown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Kingwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <4>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Terra Alta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <4>
• Smithfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Confluence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <4>
• Reedsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <4>
• Masontown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <4>
• Loch Lynn Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
  • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 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 Hazelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hazelton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazelton ...

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

Adding Hazelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hazelton 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 Hazelton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hazelton post office opened in 1886.

We also found Hazelton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazelton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/