Welcome to Hazelrigg ...
Hazelrigg is located in Boone County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazelrigg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Hazelrigg is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hazelrigg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Hazelrigg (for example, toward Danville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Communities near Hazelrigg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hazelrigg.
- Zionsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
- Zionsville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
- Brownsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
- Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
- Crawfordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <4>
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
- Thorntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Hazelrigg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hazelrigg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hazelrigg. 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 Hazelrigg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazelrigg. See our Newspapers Page for Hazelrigg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazelrigg ...
Looking for more information about Hazelrigg? 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 Hazelrigg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hazelrigg.
Adding Hazelrigg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hazelrigg 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 Hazelrigg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hazelrigg post office opened in 1873.
We also found Hazelrigg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazelrigg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hazelrigg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |