Overview of Birmingham: History

The City of Birmingham is relatively young. Founded in 1871 at the crossing of two railroad lines, it soon became known for its iron and steel industries. Named for England's giant industrial city, Birmingham became a commercial hub as well, and today it is one of the top five banking cities in the United States. Read More »

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Schools in Jefferson County, Alabama

Saint Marks School (historical), 2 km (1 mile)
Finley Avenue Elementary School, 3 km (2 miles)
Cameron Elementary School, 3 km (2 miles)
Saint Margarets School, 4 km (2 miles)
Carver High School, 4 km (2 miles)
Calloway Elementary School, 4 km (3 miles)
Kingston Elementary School (historical), 4 km (3 miles)
Butler Elementary School, 5 km (3 miles)
Edgewood Elementary School, 6 km (4 miles)
Kennedy Middle School, 7 km (4 miles)
Bush School Number 2, 8 km (5 miles)
Saint Josephs School, 8 km (5 miles)
East Lake Elementary School, 9 km (6 miles)
Walton School, 10 km (6 miles)
Ketona Junior High School, 10 km (6 miles)
Saint Marys School, 10 km (6 miles)
Cahaba Heights Elementary School, 11 km (7 miles)
Edgewater Elementary School, 14 km (8 miles)
Butterfield Junior High School, 14 km (9 miles)
Edgewater School (historical), 14 km (9 miles)
Mulga Elementary School, 16 km (10 miles)
Mount Olive Junior High School, 17 km (10 miles)
Mulga Elementary School (historical), 17 km (11 miles)
Jefferson State Community College - Jefferson Campus, 17 km (11 miles)
Mount Olive Elementary School, 18 km (11 miles)

Buildings in Jefferson County, Alabama

Volker Hall, 3 km (2 miles)
Campbell Hall, 3 km (2 miles)
North Smithfield Manor - Green Leaf Heights Fire District, 6 km (3 miles)
Saint Martins Home for the Aged, 9 km (6 miles)
C A Kirkendoll Learning Resources Center, 10 km (6 miles)
Murchison Hall, 10 km (6 miles)
Cahaba Pumping Station, 12 km (8 miles)
Fire Station Number 32, 14 km (9 miles)
Rocky Ridge Fire District, 14 km (9 miles)
Graysville Fire and Rescue Station 2, 18 km (11 miles)
Bessemer Fire Department Station 1, 19 km (12 miles)

Jefferson County, Alabama

Village Creek, 3 km (2 miles)
East Birmingham, 4 km (2 miles)
Vulcan City, 4 km (3 miles)
Kingston, 4 km (3 miles)
Buena Vista Highlands, 7 km (4 miles)
Birmingham Army Air Field (historical), 7 km (4 miles)
Village Creek Junction, 7 km (5 miles)
Mountaindale, 8 km (5 miles)
Village Creek Sewage Treatment Plant, 8 km (5 miles)
Wahouma, 8 km (5 miles)
Cahaba Filter Plant, 8 km (5 miles)
Edgemont Park, 8 km (5 miles)
Bush Cemetery, 9 km (6 miles)
Walker Chapel, 9 km (6 miles)
East Lake, 9 km (6 miles)
Ketona Quarry (historical), 10 km (6 miles)
Vineville (historical), 10 km (6 miles)
Cahaba Heights Cemetery, 10 km (6 miles)
Ketona, 10 km (6 miles)
Camp Blossom Hill, 10 km (6 miles)
Cahaba Heights, population 5,287, 10 km (6 miles)
Mountain Woods Park, 10 km (6 miles)
Eastpointe, 10 km (6 miles)
Upper Coalburg, 10 km (6 miles)
Ruffner, 10 km (6 miles)
Mount Zion Cemetery, 11 km (7 miles)
Camden Place, 11 km (7 miles)
Cahaba Oaks, 11 km (7 miles)
City of Fairfield, population 11,117, 11 km (7 miles)
Camelot Woods, 12 km (7 miles)
Elliott Yard, 12 km (7 miles)
Ware, 12 km (7 miles)
Cahaba Landing, 13 km (8 miles)
Nelson Heights, 13 km (8 miles)
Murray (historical), 13 km (8 miles)
Camp Tanglewood, 13 km (8 miles)
Cahaba Cliffs, 14 km (9 miles)
Kenwood, 14 km (9 miles)
Von Dale, 14 km (9 miles)
Killough Springs, 14 km (9 miles)
Cedar Crest, 14 km (9 miles)
Jugtown (historical), 14 km (9 miles)
Village Falls Cemetery, 15 km (9 miles)
City of Lipscomb, population 2,210, 15 km (9 miles)
Mulga, population 836, 15 km (9 miles)
City of Hoover, population 81,619, 16 km (10 miles)
Mount Olive, population 4,079, 17 km (10 miles)
Mulga Mine, 17 km (11 miles)
Durant Mines, 18 km (11 miles)
Bush, 18 km (11 miles)
Camp Andrews, 18 km (11 miles)
Mount Olive Cemetery, 18 km (11 miles)

Parks in Jefferson County, Alabama

Caldwell Park, 3 km (2 miles)
Vulcan Park, 4 km (2 miles)
Ward Park, 4 km (3 miles)
Wahouma Park, 8 km (5 miles)
Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, 11 km (7 miles)
Eldorado Park, 16 km (10 miles)

Reservoirs in Jefferson County, Alabama

East Thomas Gardens Lake, 4 km (3 miles)
Edwards Lake, 17 km (10 miles)

Gaps in Jefferson County, Alabama

Walker Gap, 6 km (4 miles)
The Narrows, 8 km (5 miles)

Clay County, Alabama

Buckeye (historical), 7 km (4 miles)

Streams in Jefferson County, Alabama

Nabors Branch, 9 km (6 miles)
Fleming Branch, 12 km (8 miles)
Camp Branch, 14 km (9 miles)
Camp Branch, 15 km (9 miles)
Mulga Creek, 18 km (11 miles)

Lakes in Jefferson County, Alabama

Ketona Lakes, 9 km (6 miles)
Cahaba Lake, 14 km (9 miles)

Ridges in Jefferson County, Alabama

Jones Ridge, 11 km (7 miles)
Flint Ridge, 14 km (9 miles)

Springs in Jefferson County, Alabama

Buckhorn Spring, 13 km (8 miles)

Shelby County, Alabama

Camp Horne, 14 km (9 miles)
Cahaba Commons, 14 km (9 miles)
Cahaba Number 1 Mine, 16 km (10 miles)
Cahaba Valley Office Park, 18 km (11 miles)
Moyle Mine, 18 km (11 miles)
Murphy Mine, 19 km (12 miles)
Cahaba River Estates, 19 km (12 miles)

Overfalls in Jefferson County, Alabama

Village Falls, 15 km (9 miles)

Reservoirs in Shelby County, Alabama

Fletcher Estate Lake, 15 km (9 miles)

Valleys in Jefferson County, Alabama

Jones Valley, 17 km (10 miles)

Channels in Jefferson County, Alabama

The Narrows, 17 km (10 miles)

Churches in Jefferson County, Alabama

Cahaba Church, 18 km (11 miles)
Mount Olive Church, 18 km (11 miles)
Calvary Church, 18 km (11 miles)
Ebenezar Church, 18 km (11 miles)
First Alliance Church of Bessemer, 19 km (12 miles)
Calvary Church of God, 19 km (12 miles)
First Bethel Baptist Church, 19 km (12 miles)

Mountains in Jefferson County, Alabama

Muscoda Mountain, 18 km (11 miles)

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