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Welcome to Hazelwood ...

Hazelwood is located in Rice County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazelwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Hazelwood is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Hazelwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Hazelwood - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Indiana (3), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hazelwood.

Communities near Hazelwood ...

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

  • Lakeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
  • Apple Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
    • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <4>
  • Shakopee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
    • Shakopee is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <4>
  • Savage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Savage is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>
  • Prior Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosemount
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
    • Rosemount is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <4>
  • Faribault
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazelwood ...

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

Adding Hazelwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hazelwood post office opened in 1857.

We also found Hazelwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazelwood.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hazelwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Rice, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hazelwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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