Editing Sheffield, Alabama (section)

==Geography==
Sheffield is located in eastern Colbert County at {{coord|34|45|25.27|N|87|41|51.73|W|type:city}} (34.7570187, -87.6977027).<ref name=gnis/> on the south bank of the [[Tennessee River]]. Sheffield is bordered to the south by the city of Tuscumbia, to the southeast by [[Muscle Shoals, Alabama|Muscle Shoals]], and to the north, across the river, by [[Florence, Alabama|Florence]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.108|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|6.989|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.119|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.39%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

Sheffield was one of the Colbert County sites of embarkation by riverboat and barge on the Tennessee River during the forced relocation of Eastern and Southern United States Indian tribes, known as the [[Trail of Tears]]. The embarkation site was at what is now the Spring Creek boat launch and park area.

Sheffield is also home to the oldest bridge site in the state of Alabama.  What is today known as the "Old Railroad Bridge," is actually a bridge site that dates back to the early 1800s.<ref>https://alabama.travel/places-to-go/old-railroad-bridge '''Old Railroad Bridge'''</ref>