Westfield is an unincorporated community and former coal mining town in Jefferson County, Alabama.
History
Westfield was built for the Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. (TCI), and subsequently purchased by U.S. Steel. The community was planned to be developed as a predominantly African-American steel worker community. It was home to Westfield High School. In 1969, it was described as a model of company-owned community with various amenities noted.
In 2013 the film Westfield: Struggles to Success about Westfield High School debuted.
Notable people
U. W. Clemon, (b 1943), Alabama attorney and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. A. G. Gaston, (1892–1996), American businessman who established a number of businesses in Birmingham, Alabama. Worked in the TCI mines in Westfield. Willie Mays, (b 1931), former Major League Baseball player and member of the baseball Hall Of Fame for the New York / San Francisco Giants