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Welcome to Masena ...

Masena is located in Bibb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Masena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.

Masena is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Masena: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Masena ...

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

  • Alabaster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bessemer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pelham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Calera
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hueytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Montevallo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brighton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lake View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 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 Masena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Masena.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Masena ...

Looking for more information about Masena? 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 Masena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Masena.

Adding Masena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Masena 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 (so far) for Masena was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Masena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Masena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Masena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Masena area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.