Jefferson County Alabama Genealogy

County Seat: Birmingham

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History

Jefferson County was established on December 13, 1819, by the Alabama Legislature. It was named in honor of former President Thomas Jefferson. The county is located in the north-central portion of the state, on the southernmost edge of the Appalachian Mountains. It is in the center of the (former) iron, coal, and limestone mining belt of the Southern United States.

Most of the original settlers were migrants of English ancestry from the Carolinas. Jefferson County has a land area of about 1,119 square miles (2,900 km2). Early county seats were established first at Carrollsville (1819 – 21), then Elyton (1821 – 73).

Founded around 1871, Birmingham was named for the industrial English city of the same name in Warwickshire. That city had long been a center of iron and steel production in Great Britain. Birmingham was formed by the merger of three towns, including Elyton. It has continued to grow by annexing neighboring towns and villages, including North Birmingham.

Communities

Cities: Adamsville, Bessemer, Birmingham (county seat; partly in Shelby County), Brighton, Center Point, Clay, Fairfield, Fultondale, Gardendale, Graysville, Helena (mostly in Shelby County), Homewood, Hoover (partly in Shelby County), Hueytown, Irondale, Kimberly, Leeds (partly in Shelby County and St. Clair County), Lipscomb, Mountain Brook, Pinson, Pleasant Grove, Sumiton (partly in Walker County), Tarrant, Trussville (partly in St. Clair County), Vestavia Hills (partly in Shelby County), Warrior (partly in Blount County).

Towns: Argo (partly in St. Clair County), Brookside, Cardiff, County Line (partly in Blount County), Lake View (partly in Tuscaloosa County), Maytown, Midfield, Morris, Mulga, North Johns, Sylvan Springs, Trafford, West Jefferson.

Census-designated places: Chalkville (former; annexed by city of Clay), Concord, Edgewater, Forestdale, Grayson Valley, McCalla, McDonald Chapel, Minor, Mount Olive, Rock Creek.

Unincorporated communities: Adger, Alton, Bayview, Bagley, Bradford, Coalburg, Corner, Crumley Chapel, Docena, Dolomite, Flat Top, Hopewell, Kimbrell, New Castle, Palmerdale (neighborhood of Pinson, Alabama), Robbins Crossroads, Sayre, Shannon, Watson.

Former towns: Acipcoville (former community, now a neighborhood in Birmingham), Elyton (former Jefferson County seat, now a neighborhood in Birmingham), Ensley (former town, now a neighborhood in Birmingham), North Birmingham (former city, now a neighborhood in Birmingham), Westfield (former company town, now an unincorporated community), Woodlawn (former city, now a neighborhood in Birmingham).

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Adjacent counties

• Tuscaloosa County - west
• Bibb County - southwest
• Shelby County - south
• Walker County - north
• Blount County - north
• St. Clair County - northeast

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