2019 Map of Bessemer

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The Shenango River and Mahoning River converge in this corner of Lawrence County, forming the headwaters of the Beaver River near Moravia. The landscape is defined by this river-and-rail nexus, where Lawrence Junction and Mahoningtown sit at a critical transportation junction just south of New Castle. This modern record highlights the density of civic and religious history in the region, noting several significant places of worship including the Swedish Mission Covenant Church and the historically named Mount Jackson Battery B Methodist Episcopal Church. The transition from the industrial valley floor to the upland plateaus is marked by small settlements like Mount Jackson and Mount Air. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial records across the quadrangle, from the Madonna Cem in Westview Heights to the remote Westfield Presbyterian Cem near Derringer Corners.