Welcome to Hazlebrook ...

Hazlebrook is located in Luzerne County<1>.

The location of Hazlebrook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazlebrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Hazlebrook is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hazlebrook lies within the (570) area code.

Communities near Hazlebrook ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Hazleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Kingston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Berwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Tamaqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Palmerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Shenandoah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazlebrook ...

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

Adding Hazlebrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hazlebrook 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 Hazlebrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hazlebrook post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazlebrook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/