Welcome to Hazelton ...

Hazelton is located in Kern County<1>.

Hazelton is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, 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.

• Taft
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Taft is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <3>
• San Emidio ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • San Emidio is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Emidio
• South Taft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • South Taft is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Taft
• Ford City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford City is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
• Taft Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Taft Heights is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Heights
• Midoil
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Midoil is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midoil
• Valley Acres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Valley Acres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Acres
• Dustin Acres
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
• Fellows
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fellows is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellows <3>
• Cuyama
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuyama is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyama

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hazelton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Hazelton was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazelton.