Alabaster is a city and southern suburb of Birmingham in Shelby County, Alabama, United States.

His shipping point was known as “Scott Rock.” Later, worker housing was built to accommodate some of the mine employees.

In January 1953, the petition was again filed, and on February 23, 1953, Alabaster was officially incorporated, with a favorable vote of 79 to 23, and 427 residing inhabitants.

[4] In 2015, the city announced that it was considering options to expand the area commonly known as the "Main Street Medical Mile" along Highway 31.

The plans include not just expansion of medical facilities, but a civic center and different retail locations.

[5] Additionally, it was announced in 2017 that a 350,000 square feet retail complex would be built at the corner of Highway 31 and Interstate 65.

[7] Alabaster mostly occupies the Cahaba and Opossum valleys, which are divided by the Pine Ridge that runs north to south.

To the east and west, both valleys are flanked by parallel mountain ridges that locally run north to south, but are a part of a larger system of ridges that generally runs north-east to south-west (the tailing ends of the Appalachian foothills).

Each member is elected from a single-member district, called a ward, of roughly equal population.

The current City Council Members are: Sophie Martin, Rick Ellis, Stacy Rakestraw, Greg Farrell, Jamie Cole, Zach Zahariadis, and Kerri Pate.