What makes Best Mini Storage the best self-storage facility in Huntsville, Alabama?
Dedicated Resident Manager | Lighted | Fully Fenced | Security Cameras | Clean & Safe
Great Location! Best Mini Storage is located in North Alabama between Huntsville, AL, and Madison, AL, across from Interstate-I565 and Redstone Arsenal (RSA). The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Research Park, and Bridge Street Town Centre are just minutes away.
Helpful! We are local family-owned and operated and have pioneered self-storage in the Huntsville area. We value our customers and strive to treat them honestly, fairly, and compasionately--the way we want to be treated--following the legacy left by our founders, Bruce and Jeanette McKee. They were friendly and helpful because their customers weren't just a number. Many of our customers have been with us for years, and are almost like family. They say they love doing business with us and highly recommend us.
Affordable! We provide variety of unit sizes at thrifty prices to help you meet your storage needs. We also provide uncovered outside storage to help you store cars, trucks, boats, and recreational vehicles that often cannot be stored at your home.
Convenient! After you sign a contract for the first month, you have the flexibility to vacate at your convenience whether after few months or many years. We accept credit cards for your convenience and can even set you up for automatic payments if you desire.
Your business is very important to us, and we're proud to help. Call us! Or Visit us! You will be pleased with with our staff and facility!
Joe Bruce McKee, Our Founder
Joe Bruce McKee was born in 1917 on a farm in Nolan, Texas. In World War II, he served overseas as a meteorologist in the Army Air Corps. After 12 years of service to his country, MSG McKee left the military to earn a Mechanical Engineering degree.
In 1963 Mr. McKee moved his family to Huntsville, Alabama, where he worked for the Army designing missile systems. In his free time he stayed busy tinkering and building. Soon his projects’ left-over materials had become a problem as he sought a safe, dry place to store them. He rightly assumed he was not alone with this problem and that others might also have a real need for additional storage space. So he built Madison County’s first self-service storage facility. His idea was so successful that he eventually expanded to three locations.
While Mr. McKee could often be seen happily supervising the addition of new self storage buildings, his wife Jeanette ran the day-to-day affairs of the office. Customers often saw her working in the office (even throughout her seventies), helping customers, or cleaning the premises. They spoke glowingly about her cheerfulness and concern, and some of her loyal customers remain today. In 2002 Joe Bruce McKee died at age 85. He was a big man with a big heart and big ideas, and was known as a kind and generous man.
Prior to his death, Mr. McKee divided his facilities among his children, giving the Governor’s West location to his daughter, Diane; and thus Best Mini Storage came into existence! On many days, Diane or her family may be working at the facility, maintaining the family tradition of concern for the customer. Like her mother, Diane enjoys talking with our special friends and also can often be seen tidying up the premises.