Welcome to Hazel ...
Hazel is located in Snohomish County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hazel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Hazel is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hazel lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Hazel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hazel - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hazel.
Communities near Hazel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hazel.
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Granite Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concrete
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oso
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso
- Oso is located in Snohomish County
- Lake Cavanaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cavanaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cavanaugh
- Lake Cavanaugh is located in Skagit County
- Arlington Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Arlington Heights is located in Snohomish County
- Verlot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verlot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verlot
- Verlot is located in Snohomish County
- Mansford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mansford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansford
- Mansford is located in Skagit 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 Hazel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hazel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hazel. 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 Hazel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazel. See our Newspapers Page for Hazel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazel ...
Looking for more information about Hazel? 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 Hazel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hazel.
Adding Hazel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hazel 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 Hazel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hazel post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Snohomish, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hazel - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |