Hazelgreen is an

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in eastern Laclede County,

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, United States. It lies along historic

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, now an outer road of

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. The town is split by I-44, one mile west of the I-44 -

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junction in adjacent Pulaski County. The

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is just north and west of the site. A post office was established at Hazelgreen in 1858, and remained in operation until 1958. The community was named for the hazel bushes near the original town site.

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Unincorporated communities in Laclede County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{LacledeCountyMO-geo-stub