| Official Name: | Hazelwood, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Name2: | Haywood |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1905 |
| Timezone: | Eastern |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28738 |
| Area Code: | 828 |
Hazelwood is a former incorporated town in Haywood County, North Carolina, that is currently a neighborhood of the town of Waynesville.[1]
In 1893, businessman W. H. Cole moved to Haywood County, North Carolina to establish a sawmill on unoccupied land. A community grew around his mill which he dubbed Hazelwood. It was incorporated as a town by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1905.
In 1976, an Annexation Feasibility Study estimated a population of 56 people in the study area. The study concluded that annexation would be economically feasible if the town developed its own municipal water supply.[2]
In 1982, a fire broke out at Benfield Industries, a bulk chemical mixing and packaging plant in Hazelwood and was referred to as "the day Hazelwood almost exploded".[3]
In July 1995, Hazelwood merged with the town of Waynesville due to the former's financial issues.[4] [5]