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One of 18 National Register listings published here for Calloway County · listed in 2024 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Central Hazel Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
The listing
- Address. 200-700 Third, 200 blk. Barnettt, 300 blk. Calloway, 100-600 Main, 300 Dees, 301 Center, 215, 241, 306 Gilbert, and 500-600 Fourth Sts., 3581 US 641 South, Hazel, 42049
- When was it listed? September 2024
- Category. district
- Census division. Hazel-Lynn Grove
- National Register reference number. 100007810 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
27 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Central Hazel Historic District between 1998 and 2015, burning about 445 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TAYLOR TRA |
| 31 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Smoking | 311 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | CLAYTON TOWN INCIDENT |
| 16 August 2007 | Smoking | 8.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | ALLEN FIRE |
| 11 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | SWEATT |
| 29 June 2012 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | PERKINS |
| 5 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | FOX FARM |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Central Hazel Historic District: 11 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Pit | Ball Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Harris Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Laird No. 1 Pit | Brick Clay, Silica | Producer | 1905 | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laird Brick Co Mines #1 Pit | Clay, Silica | Producer | ||
| Puryear Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hazel, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 11 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flood. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Hazel | 4 hurt, $750,000 | A total of 45 to 50 structures were damaged or destroyed. The tornado, which tore through rural farm country, first touched down about one quarter mile inside the Tennessee state line. It moved north-northeast, directly impacting the small community of Harris Grove. The damage path ended 2 miles east of Stella, just after the tornado crossed Kentucky Highway 121. Maximum winds in the tornado were estimated at 130 MPH. The breakdown of structural damage included: Two destroyed houses, two destroyed mobile homes, two destroyed car garages, ten destroyed barns, twelve damaged homes, seven damaged mobile homes, and fourteen damaged barns. A tobacco barn, still containing its crop, was blown onto Kentucky Highway 94 west of Murray. Two of the most seriously injured, who required hospitalization for cuts and bruises, were in mobile homes. The other two injured persons were treated and released. Four mobile home residents were trapped by fallen trees and were rescued by emergency personnel. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazel | $60,000 | A microburst over five miles long and about one mile wide caused extensive damage along the Tennessee border near Hazel. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. Numerous trees were blown down, including at least two trees that landed on houses. Several trees were down on U.S. Highway 641. |
| January 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Hazel | $50,000 | Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped. Windows were blown out of a house, and shingles were damaged. Shutters were ripped off the house. Three barns were destroyed. Two garages were levelled. A section of roof was peeled off another garage. The porch roof of a business in Hazel was destroyed. A large tree fell across a truck. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazel | $30,000 | Trees were down in the community of Hazel. Numerous large trees were down six miles east-southeast of Murray. Ten to fifteen of the trees were blocking roads. Several power lines were down. Numerous trees were topped in Hamlin. |
| October 2020 | Flood | Hazel | $20,000 | A motorist was stranded on U.S. Highway 641 about a mile north of the Tennessee state line. A number of county roads required closure or warning signs, mostly in the usual flood-prone spots. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazel | $15,000 | Several trees large and small were downed in Hazel as a line of thunderstorms with powerful wind gusts moved through. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazel | $15,000 | A tree fell on a car near Hazel along Highway 641. Numerous trees were blown down in the New Concord area by winds estimated up to 70 MPH. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Hazel | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Hazel | $6,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported near Hazel, where some cars were damaged. At Cypress Springs Resort on Kentucky Lake southeast of New Concord, nickel size hail fell. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazel | $5,000 | Shingles were blown off a roof, and a large tree was down at a residence on Highway 783. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Hazel | $5,000 | Some trees and power lines were downed by this weak, short-lived tornado. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazel | $3,000 | Trees were over the road. |
| July 2016 | Flood | Hazel | $3,000 | Numerous roads were flooded, especially in areas west of Murray. Four miles west of Hazel, a car was stranded in high water. A trained spotter in Murray reported 2.6 inches of rain in three hours. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazel | $2,000 | A tree was blown into power lines and across State Line Road just west of Hazel. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Hazel | - | South of Murray, water was running across U.S. Highway 641 in three different locations. One vehicle was in the ditch. Flooding occurred at the intersection of Kentucky Highways 94 and 1660 and at several spots along Kentucky 121 in the county. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Hazel | - | Golf-ball size hail was reported in the community of Hazel. Hail the size of quarters was reported north of town. Heavy crop damage occurred, especially to the tobacco crop. Crop damage estimates were not available. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Hazel | - | Water was over U.S. Highway 641 near Phillips Road, Kentucky Highway 299 from the 0 to 1 mile marker, Kentucky Highway 783 between mile marker 5 and 7, Kentucky Highway 1550 between mile marker 4 and 5 near Doran Road, and Kentucky Highway 893 at mile marker 15 to 17. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Hazel | - | Nickle size hail fell two miles north of Hazel. In Hazel, hail up to the size of dimes fell for 10 minutes. |
| September 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Hazel | - | Police reported a funnel cloud. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazel | - | Trees were down on U.S. Highway 641. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Hazel | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hazel | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Hazel | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Hazel | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Hazel | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Hazel | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Hazel | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazel | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Murray Woman's Club Clubhouse, The | 7.1 miles | 2011 |
| W.G. Swann Tobacco Company | 7.3 miles | 2015 | |
 | First Baptist Church | 7.4 miles | 1986 |
 | Old Normal School Building | 7.4 miles | 1975 |
| Murray State University Historic Buildings | 7.4 miles | 1978 | |
| Confederate Monument in Murray | 7.4 miles | 1997 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007810 in Record Group 79. |
| Calloway County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.