Summerfield, Alabama

Summerfield, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°31′14″N87°02′30″W / 32.52056°N 87.04167°W / 32.52056; -87.04167
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Dallas
Elevation	322 ft (98 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	160692 [1]

Summerfield, also known as Valley Creek, is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama. ^[2] Summerfield has one historic district included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Summerfield District. ^[3] Most of the community was annexed into Valley Grande following its incorporation as a city in 2003. ^[4] Summerfield was the home of the Centenary Institute, a school operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, from 1829 until the 1880s.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	383		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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

1. "Summerfield". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Summerfield, Alabama". "AL HomeTownLocator". Retrieved November 5, 2008.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. About Valley Grande, City of Valley Grande, 2008. Accessed 2008-11-05
5. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.