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.

• Yerington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
  • Yerington is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <3>
• Smith
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Smith is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith <3>
• Wabuska
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
  • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
• Wellington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
• Copper Run ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
  • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
• Pine Grove ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
• Schurz
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurz
  • Schurz is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schurz <3>
• Davis Station ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
  • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
• Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
  • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
• Topaz Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
  • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County

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 for Mason was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Mason in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Mason post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mason.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/