1119 sqmi. Early county seats were established first at Carrollsville (1819 - 21), then Elyton (1821 - 73).

Founded around 1871, Birmingham was named for the industrial English city of the same name in Warwickshire. That city had long been a center of iron and steel production in Great Britain. Birmingham was formed by the merger of three towns, including Elyton. It has continued to grow by annexing