Sylvan Grove, Alabama
| Sylvan Grove, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Sylvan Grove | |
| Coordinates: 31°21′14″N 85°27′56″W / 31.35389°N 85.46556°WCoordinates: 31°21′14″N 85°27′56″W / 31.35389°N 85.46556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Dale |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 157138[1] |
Sylvan Grove, also spelled Sylvangrove, is an unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama, United States.
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
- Archibald Hill Carmichael, politician who represented Alabama's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from November 1933 to January 1937.[4] He was the son of Jesse Malcolm Carmichael, who served as State Auditor of Alabama from 1880-1884 and 1905-1907, and moved to Sylvan Grove from Georgia at a young age.[5]
References
- ↑ "Sylvan Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Dale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Alabama Official and Statistical Register. State of Alabama, Department of Archives and History. 1907. p. 93.
- ↑ "Alabama Auditors: Jesse Malcolm Carmichael". Alabama Department of Archives and History. State of Alabama. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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