Jasper, Alabama - WalkerCounty.US

Jasper, Alabama, named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, a Revolutionary War soldier, was settled in 1815, but was not incorporated until 1888. The first significant growth of the area was realized in 1886, when the Kansas City-Memphis and Birmingham and the Sheffield and Birmingham Railroads were completed through Jasper. The population grew from 200 people in 1886 to more than 3,000 in 1890. In a special edition in 1891, The Mountain Eagle stated there were four hundred coke ovens in