Welcome to Mason ...

Mason is located in Heard County<1>.

The location of Mason has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mason, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Mason is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Mason is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Mason: (706) and (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Mason ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Mason - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, 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, Texas (2), 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.

• Roanoke
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Graysons Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysons Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
  • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
• Tyus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
  • Tyus is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
• Bowdon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <5>
• Sunny Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
  • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
• Franklin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Heard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Wedowee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <5>
• Bowers Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
  • Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
• Ephesus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
  • Ephesus is located in Heard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
• Ranburne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranburne
  • Ranburne is located in Cleburne County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranburne <5>

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mason, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<6>

From that list, the Mason post office opened in 1897.

We also found Mason on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

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.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/