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
Summerfield
Location in Alabama
Summerfield
Summerfield (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°31′14″N 87°02′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDallas
Elevation
322 ft (98 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID160692[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890383—
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

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.


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