Welcome to Mason ...Mason is located in Lyon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Mason, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908. Mason is 4,420 feet [1,347 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mason is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Mason lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Mason: 775 Communities Also Named Mason ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Mason - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mason. Communities near Mason ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mason.
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 Mason. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mason. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mason. 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 Mason. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mason. See our Newspapers Page for Mason. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mason ...Looking for more information about Mason? 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 Mason, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mason. Adding Mason to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mason 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 Mason was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Mason. Footnotes ...
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