Summerfield, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Summerfield, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Summerfield
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alabama
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Dallas
Elevation Ft:322
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:32.5206°N -87.0417°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:334
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:160692

Summerfield, also known as Valley Creek, is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama.[1] 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.[2] Summerfield was the home of the Centenary Institute, a school operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, from 1829 until the 1880s.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summerfield, Alabama. "AL HomeTownLocator". 2008-11-05.
  2. http://www.cityofvalleygrande.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=55 About Valley Grande