Welcome to North Bessemer ...

North Bessemer is located in Allegheny County<1>.

The location of North Bessemer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Bessemer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for North Bessemer: N. Bessemer

North Bessemer is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North Bessemer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named North Bessemer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Bessemer - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Bessemer.

Communities near North Bessemer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Bessemer.

• Pittsburgh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Monroeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• West Mifflin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Murrysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Baldwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Franklin Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Greensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Bessemer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Bessemer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Bessemer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Bessemer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Bessemer. See our Newspapers Page for North Bessemer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Bessemer ...

Looking for more information about North Bessemer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Bessemer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Bessemer.

Adding North Bessemer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Bessemer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Bessemer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Bessemer post office opened in 1910.

We also found North Bessemer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Bessemer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Bessemer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/