Welcome to Hassell ...

Hassell is located in Quay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hassell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Hassell is 4,970 feet [1,515 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hassell is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hassell lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hassell: 575

Communities Also Named Hassell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hassell - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Hassell ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Hassell.

• House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • House is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House <3>
• McAlister
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • McAlister is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <3>
• Ragland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ragland is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
• Taiban
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Taiban is located in DeBaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban <3>
• Fort Sumner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Sumner is located in DeBaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sumner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Sumner <3>
• Lake Sumner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Lake Sumner is located in DeBaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
• Weber City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Weber City is located in Curry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
• Newkirk
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk <3>
• Melrose
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Melrose is located in Curry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hassell ...

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

Adding Hassell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hassell 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 Hassell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hassell post office opened in 1907. The Hassell post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hassell.