Welcome to Bessemer ...

Bessemer is located in Martin County<1>.

Bessemer is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bessemer: 772

Communities Also Named Bessemer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bessemer - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Bessemer ...

Junior League:   www.juniorleagueofmartincounty.org/

Communities near Bessemer ...

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

• Indiantown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Indiantown is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiantown <3>
• Pahokee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pahokee is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahokee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahokee <3>
• Sand Cut ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sand Cut is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
• Bryant ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bryant is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <3>
• Canal Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Canal Point is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Point
  • Former names for Canal Point:
  • Canalpoint
  • Long Beach
  • Nemaha
  • New Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Point <3>
• Pelican Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pelican Lake is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
  • Pelican Lake has also been known as:
  • Pelican Bay
• Fremd Village - Padgett Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fremd Village - Padgett Island is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village - Padgett Island
• Fremd Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fremd Village is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village
• Kraemer ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kraemer is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraemer
• Taylor Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor Creek is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Creek

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 Bessemer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bessemer.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bessemer ...

Looking for more information about 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 Bessemer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bessemer.

Adding Bessemer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Bessemer was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bessemer.