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Summerfield, Alabama

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Dallas

Area code(s)
  
334

Elevation
  
98 m

State
  
Alabama

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
160692

Local time
  
Friday 1:19 AM

Summerfield, Alabama

Weather
  
17°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 92% Humidity

Summerfield, also known as Valley Creek, is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama. Summerfield has one historic district included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Summerfield District. Most of the community was annexed into Valley Grande following its incorporation as a city in 2003. Summerfield was the home of the Centenary Institute, a school operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South from 1829 until the 1880s.

Contents

Map of Summerfield, Alabama 36701, USA

Demographics

Summerfield was listed as an incorporated community in the 1890 U.S. Census with a population of 383, making it the second largest community in Dallas County after Selma. It was not listed on any subsequent censuses.

Notable people

  • James Osgood Andrew, bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, resided here during the American Civil War
  • Robert Kennon Hargrove, lived here while president of Centenary Institute from 1865 to 1867
  • Richard H. Rivers, lived here while president of Centenary Institute

    • References

    Summerfield, Alabama Wikipedia
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