West Blocton, Alabama
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West Blocton is a town in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.
At the 2020 census, the population was 1,217.
The current mayor is Daniel Sims.
On 7 November 2016, mere moments after his inauguration during a meeting with two absent council members, Sims announced the reappoints of all town officials except for the police chief.
Jay Cromer, was named new chief at a specially called meeting of the city council in late 2016.
It was built on land once owned by Uriah Smith, near the company town Blocton.
Many of its non-native residents were immigrants from various European countries, with Italians being the largest, as they came to do mining in the area.
West Blocton has a neighborhood previously named "Dago Hollow" and now called Little Italy.
Since 1883, West Blocton has been an essential part of Alabama's history and industrial development.
It is a celebrated city with natural beauty on the Cahaba River.
West Blocton is located in northern Bibb County at 33°7′7″N 87°7′22″W / 33.
11861°N 87.
12278°W / 33.
11861; -87.
12278 （33.118733, -87.122875）, at the southern terminus of the Appalachian Mountains.
It is on a midway point between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.
Alabama State Route 5 passes through the town, west of the town center, leading north 7 miles （11 km） to Woodstock and south 12 miles （19 km） to Brent and Centreville, the county seat.
The community is 7 miles （11 km） south of Interstate 20 and Interstate 59.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.
6 square miles （11.9 km2）, of which 4.
6 square miles （11.8 km2） is land and 0.
039 square miles （0.1 km2）, or 0.
52%, is water.
West Blocton Coke Ovens Park blends history with nature, providing a place to relax and learn about the history of the industrial era of Alabama and how the Coke Ovens supplied the...