Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Bessemer.

Our newspaper information for Bessemer is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 22 papers that were published in the immediate area of Bessemer. In addition, the list contains another 2 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Bessemer. In total, we've identified 24 papers within 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> of Bessemer.

Newspapers Published In Bessemer ...

We know of 22 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Bessemer:

Bessemer Advertiser (from 1920)
- Years of publication: 1920 to 1930
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bessemer Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050115
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15434352
Bessemer Hueytown Sun (from 1978)
- Years of publication: 1978 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bessemer Hueytown Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN79002839
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 4960874
Red Mountain Magnet (from 1888)
- The first year of publication was in 1888, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Red Mountain Magnet
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050418
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17294716
The Alabama Herald (from 189?)
- Years of publication: 189? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Alabama Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050047
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15229290
The Bessemer Advertiser (from 1949)
- Years of publication: 1949 to 1990
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050117
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11836623
The Bessemer Cut Off News (from 196?)
- Years of publication: 196? to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Cut Off News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050067
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15247284
The Bessemer Daily Times (from 1908)
- Years of publication: 1908 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Daily Times
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050068
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12320385
The Bessemer Herald (from 1897)
- Published during 1897
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050456
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13492937
The Bessemer Journal (from 1888)
- Years of publication: 1888 to 1897
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050455
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13492799
The Bessemer Journal (from 1902)
- Years of publication: 1902 to 1909
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Journal
- Holdings for: LCCN SN86050458
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14880494
The Bessemer Sun (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to 1978
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Sun
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050069
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15247562
The Bessemer Tribune (from 1912)
- Years of publication: 1912 to 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Bessemer Tribune
- Holdings for: LCCN SN87050351
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 16918603
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- The Bessemer Weekly (from 1889)
  - Years of publication: 1889 to 1920
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bessemer Weekly
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050114
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12320375
- The Bessemer Workman (from 1899)
  - Years of publication: 1899 to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bessemer Workman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050070
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12320399
- The Bessemerite (from 1896)
  - Years of publication: 1896 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bessemerite
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050073
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13493060
- The Bessemer (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Bessemer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83025432
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 9457943
- The Daily Bessemer (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Bessemer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050374
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 14284156
- The Daily Pig (from 1891)
  - Years of publication: 1891 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Daily Pig
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050071
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15247664
- The Herald-Journal (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 1902
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herald-Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86050457
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13493264
- The Rustler (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 1908
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Rustler
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050072
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15247745
- The Semi-Weekly Enterprise (from 1895)
  - The first year of publication was in 1895, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Semi-Weekly Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85044882
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12439382
- The Western Star (from 198?)
  - Years of publication: 198? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Western Star
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86001923
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13787251

Newspapers Neighboring Bessemer ...

The following newspapers were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> of Bessemer.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Bessemer.

Published In Hueytown ...
- The Citizen (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 195?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050152
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15714792
- The Citizen (from 195?)
  - Published during 195?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Citizen
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN87050153
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 15714912

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bessemer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bessemer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4020, Longitude: -86.9525