Hazel Green, Kentucky
Hazel Green, Kentucky Hazel Green, a small Wolfe county town, was settled around
1800 and named for locally abundant hazel shrubs. It is located on the Red River
about seven miles north of Campton. It is the home of the Hazel Green Academy.
Several resort hotels were once located at nearby Swango Springs and mineral
water was commercially bottled there until 1943.

    The Hazel Green Academy was founded in 1880. Three of the buildings were  built near the turn of the last century and the others were built prior to World War II. Since the closing of the academy on August 31, 1983, the buildings have rarely been used.