Welcome to Shazen ...

Shazen is located in Cambria County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shazen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Shazen is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Shazen: (814)

Communities near Shazen ...

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

• Northern Cambria
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Ebensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Nanty Glo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
• Spangler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Patton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Cresson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>
• Gallitzin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Clymer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <4>
• Loretto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
• Hastings
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <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 Shazen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shazen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shazen ...

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

Adding Shazen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shazen post office opened in 1897.

We also found Shazen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shazen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

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