Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Bessemer came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Bessemer in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bessemer. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Bessemer data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bessemer:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Map of Alabama (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Bessemer is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Bessemer in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Bessemer for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Bessemer. See our Misc Page for Bessemer for more information.