Welcome to Bessemer ...

The city of Bessemer is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Bessemer is located in Gogebic County<1> and is the County Seat for Gogebic County.

The location of Bessemer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bessemer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bessemer has a population of 1,706 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Bessemer is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bessemer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bessemer, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Bessemer is within the (906) area code.

The ZIP code for Bessemer: 49911<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bessemer had an population of 1,706 people. This is a decrease of 10.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bessemer had a population of 1,905 people (or 11.6% of the total population of Gogebic County). This makes Bessemer the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Bessemer represents 0.02% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 257th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,905 people, the population of Bessemer decreased 11.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,148 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bessemer.

Communities Also Named Bessemer ...

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

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

Communities near Bessemer ...

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

• Ironwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <6>
• Wakefield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <6>
• Hurley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
• Montreal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
  • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Hillcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
• North Ironwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
  • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
• Connorville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
  • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
• Gile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • Gile is located in Iron County (WI)
• Marenisco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
  • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <6>
• Lake Gogebic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
  • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County

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.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bessemer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bessemer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bessemer. Our list includes 8 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bessemer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Bessemer was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Bessemer in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Bessemer post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bessemer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bessemer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/