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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)
  • McAlister
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ragland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
    • Ragland is located in Quay County
  • Taiban
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fort Sumner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Sumner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sumner
    • Lake Sumner is located in DeBaca County
  • Weber City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Weber City is located in Curry County
  • Newkirk
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Melrose
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Curry County
    • 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 for Hassell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hassell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Quay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hassell - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/