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Welcome to Hazelton ...

Hazelton is located in Gates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazelton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Hazelton is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hazelton: 252

Communities Also Named Hazelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Hazelton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hazelton ...

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

  • Suffolk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <3>
  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cofield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cofield is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Gatesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harrellsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Como
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Como is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <3>
  • Gates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reynoldson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Reynoldson is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
  • Whaley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazelton ...

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

Adding Hazelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hazelton 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 Hazelton was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazelton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hazelton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.