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Hazelwood dates to 1949, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 13% of U.S. towns · #229 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it

Most of Hazelwood was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1970. Its Register listings are the Curtiss-Wright Aeroplane Factory and the Charbonier Bluff. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1927 on, and the census since 1950.

1949founded
2on the National Register
1%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
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From Hazelwood’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Hazelwood began

When was Hazelwood founded?

1949

Hazelwood dates its founding to 1949 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1950.

First census: 336 in 19502020 census: 25,45877 years

How historic is Hazelwood?

D

More historic than 13% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1894.
History grade

What drives Hazelwood’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hazelwood is more historic than 13% of U.S. towns, #229 of 247 in Missouri. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hazelwood’s overall grade.
Founding era1949, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19401.0% of homes (±0.8) · typical MO town 8.4% · U.S. 8.4%DNational Register2 listings, 0.8 per 10,000 residents · typical MO town 2.4 · U.S. 2.4B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 13%
NewerOlder
Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 7%

Missouri towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Missouri town has 2.4 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hazelwood’s 0.8 sits near the middle of its state (48% of Missouri towns have fewer) while its 2 listings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1949.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Hazelwood’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Hazelwood, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Hazelwood’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hazelwood’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewFlag of: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Hazelwood’s post office has been open since 1958. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Anglum
1894–1929
Robertson
1929–1958
Hazelwood
1958–today
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Robertson
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hazelwood
Saint FerdinandSaint Marys

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Hazelwood, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hazelwood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hazelwood is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, within greater St. Louis. It is a second-ring northern suburb of St. Louis. Based on the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 25,485. It is located north of St. Louis-Lambert International Airport and is situated on Interstates 270 and 170, as well as the much-traveled Lindbergh Boulevard and Highway 370.

Hazelwood was established in 1949. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 25,703 in 2010, 25,458 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hazelwood, 1894 to 1992

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1894Post officeThe Anglum post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1927On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1929Post officeThe Anglum post office closes
  6. 1929Post officeThe Robertson post office opens
  7. 1949
    FoundingHazelwood is established
  8. 1958Post officeThe Robertson post office closes
  9. 1958Post officeThe Hazelwood post office opens
  10. 1971In the archiveFlag of
  11. 1978Born hereReggie Germany is born here
  12. 1992Born hereMike Jordan is born here
By decade

Hazelwood, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1970s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1970s1 item
Flag of1971Flag of
1980s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today11 recent
Interstate 270 at US 67 Lindbergh Blvd south exit - Hazelwood, Missouri, 19992014Interstate 270 at US 67 Lindbergh Blvd south exit - H…Interstate 270 at US 67 Lindbergh Blvd north exit - Hazelwood, Missouri, 19992014Interstate 270 at US 67 Lindbergh Blvd north exit - H…Interstate 270 at Route 370 - Missouri Bottom Rd exits - Hazelwood, Missouri, 19992014Interstate 270 at Route 370 - Missouri Bottom Rd exit…Interstate 270 at McDonnell Blvd exit - Hazelwood, Missouri, 19992014Interstate 270 at McDonnell Blvd exit - Hazelwood, Mi…Interstate 270 approaches US 67 Lindbergh Blvd south exit - Hazelwood, Missouri, 19992014Interstate 270 approaches US 67 Lindbergh Blvd south …Interstate 270 approaches Hwy 370 - Missouri Bottom Rd exits - Hazelwood, Missouri, 19992014Interstate 270 approaches Hwy 370 - Missouri Bottom R…Interstate 170 at N. Hanley Rd exit - Hazelwood, Missouri, 19992014Interstate 170 at N. Hanley Rd exit - Hazelwood, Miss…Renee Rochelle book signing 20122013Renee Rochelle book signing 2012Jordan S. Wilson 1972011Jordan S. Wilson 197Circuitcity12006Circuitcity1MOMap-doton-Hazelwood2004MOMap-doton-Hazelwood
On the map

Hazelwood on the map, 1927 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hazelwood. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hazelwood on the 1927 USGS mapHazelwood on the 1933 USGS mapHazelwood on the 1954 USGS mapHazelwood on the 1968 USGS mapHazelwood on the 1974 USGS mapHazelwood on the 1994 USGS map1927St Charles sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hazelwood.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Flag of
Retake this viewFlag of, 1971

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Hazelwood’s page.

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

2 historic places in Hazelwood

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1995
Charbonier Bluff
Curtiss-Wright Aeroplane FactoryCharbonier Bluff
BuildingsSites
Curtiss-Wright Aeroplane FactoryBuilding
All 2 listings
Charbonier BluffSite · listed 1995

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Hazelwood, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,0001960198020002020Peak: 26,206

Between 336 and 26,206 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hazelwood’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Hazelwood

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Mike JordanAmerican football pplayer · b. 1992
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Reggie GermanyAmerican football player · b. 1978
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Florissant38 historic placesB+Bridgeton1 historic placeB−BerkeleyIts storyC−Calverton ParkIts storyC−

Questions about Hazelwood’s history

What year was Hazelwood founded?

In 1949, according to Wikidata. Hazelwood’s post office opened in 1894, and the census of 1950 counted 336 people here.

How does Hazelwood rank for history?

Hazelwood is more historic than 13% of U.S. towns, #229 of 247 in Missouri. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Hazelwood?

Two places: the Curtiss-Wright Aeroplane Factory (listed 2016) and the Charbonier Bluff (1995).

How old are the homes in Hazelwood?

1% of Hazelwood’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 8.4% for a Missouri town; the median home was built in 1970.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (12), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.