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Welcome to Mazonia ...

Mazonia is located in Grundy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mazonia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mazonia is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mazonia: 815 & 779<3>

Websites for Mazonia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.grundychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mazonia, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mazonia ...

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

  • Morris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Channahon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Minooka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Braidwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmington is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
  • Coal City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dwight
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <4>
  • Diamond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Seneca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
    • Seneca has also been known as:
    • Crotty
    • Seneca village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
  • Elwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Mazonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mazonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mazonia ...

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

Adding Mazonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mazonia 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 Mazonia was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mazonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mazonia - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Mazonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Mazonia 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.