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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:

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??)
    • The Citizen (from 195?)

Footnotes ...

<1>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