City of Bessemer
Bessemer is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 25,079 in 2024.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure and Southern Railway Terminal Station.
Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure
Water park
Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure is a water park and amusement park in Bessemer, Alabama. It is owned by Koch Family Parks, which consists of members of the family who formerly had minority ownership in Holiday World & Splashin' Safari.
Southern Railway Terminal Station
Museum
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The Bessemer Hall of History is a museum located in, and devoted to the history of, the city of Bessemer, Alabama. The museum is housed in the former Alabama Great Southern Railroad depot in downtown Bessemer. Southern Railway Terminal Station is situated 2½ miles northeast of City of Bessemer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McCalla.
McCalla
Town
Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
McCalla is a census-designated place in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties, Alabama, United States, southwest of Bessemer and the geographic terminus of the Appalachian Mountains. McCalla is situated 3 miles southwest of City of Bessemer.
City of Bessemer
- Type: Locality with 27,500 residents
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.3707° or 33° 22′ 15″ northLongitude
-86.9713° or 86° 58′ 17″ westPopulation
27,500Elevation
518 feet (158 metres)Open location code
865M92CH+7FGeoNames ID
7317742
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