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Welcome to Azen ...

Azen is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Azen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Azen is 3,240 feet [988 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Azen is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Azen: 276

Communities Also Named Azen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Azen - they are located in Missouri and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Azen.

Communities near Azen ...

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

  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
  • Abingdon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Abingdon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Marion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saltville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chilhowie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Glade Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Jefferson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Damascus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Azen ...

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

Adding Azen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Azen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Azen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Azen post office opened in 1892. The Azen post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Azen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Azen - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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