Summerfield, Alabama

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.

Summerfield, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°31′14″N 87°02′30″W
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(s)	334
GNIS feature ID	160692[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
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.
2. "Summerfield, Alabama". "AL HomeTownLocator". Retrieved 2008-11-05.
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.