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Welcome to Hazel Run ...

Hazel Run is located in Saint Francois County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazel Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Hazel Run is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hazel Run: (573)

Communities Also Named Hazel Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hazel Run - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Hazel Run ...

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

  • Farmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Festus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
  • Park Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
    • Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <4>
  • Bonne Terre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
    • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
  • De Soto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Desloge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
  • Flat River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
  • Crystal City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
    • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
  • Potosi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Potosi is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
  • Bismarck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazel Run ...

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

Adding Hazel Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hazel Run post office opened in 1844.

We also found Hazel Run in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazel Run.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Francois, 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 Hazel Run - 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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