Sylvan Grove, Alabama

Sylvan Grove, also spelled Sylvangrove, is an unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama, United States.

Sylvan Grove, Alabama
Sylvan Grove
Sylvan Grove
Coordinates: 31°21′14″N 85°27′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDale
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID157138[1]

History

A post office operated under the name Sylvan Grove from 1858 to 1902.[2]

A portion of the 15th Regiment Alabama Infantry came from Sylvan Grove.[3]

Notable person

References

  1. "Sylvan Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Dale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. James P. Faust (29 October 2014). The Fighting Fifteenth Alabama Infantry: A Civil War History and Roster. McFarland. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-7864-9612-9.
  4. Alabama Official and Statistical Register. State of Alabama, Department of Archives and History. 1907. pp. 93.
  5. "Alabama Auditors: Jesse Malcolm Carmichael". Alabama Department of Archives and History. State of Alabama. Retrieved 28 December 2015.


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