Hazel Green, Alabama

If North Alabama were one big family, Hazel Green would be the uncle with the pickup truck who can fix just about anything.
He's the one who shows up at 7 a.m. to help you move, brings his own tools, and spends the first twenty minutes explaining why you're loading the trailer wrong.
But when something needs doing, he's the first person you call.
Just north of Huntsville, near the Tennessee state line, Hazel Green has held on to much of its country character even as new neighborhoods and businesses have begun changing the landscape.
You'll find established homes, newer subdivisions, and properties with enough land for a garden, a workshop, or simply a little breathing room. It's the kind of place where a pasture and a brand-new neighborhood might be just down the road from each other.
Hazel Green doesn't pretend to be fancy. Its appeal is a little more down-to-earth: open spaces, familiar surroundings, and a community with roots that run deeper than its newest subdivisions.
And if you happen to need help putting up a fence?
That uncle probably has a post-hole digger you can borrow. Just be prepared for him to tell you how to use it.