Place:Hueytown, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

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NameHueytown
Alt namesEarnestsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1010482
Hueysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1010482
TypeCity
Coordinates33.438°N 86.997°W
Located inJefferson, Alabama, United States
Contained Places
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Beth-El Cemetery
Valley Creek Cemetery ( 1856 - )
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Hueytown is a city near Bessemer in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area, and was part of the heavy industry development in this area in the 20th century. At the 2020 census, the population was 16,776.

It was the home of the famous NASCAR Alabama Gang. It made international headlines in 1992 with the unexplained "Hueytown Hum", a mysterious noise believed to be related to large ventilation fans used for an underground coal mine in the area.

Its nearby residential and business communities were damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998 and by an EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011.

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