Sylvan Grove, Alabama
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
31°21′14″N 85°27′56″W / 31.35389°N 85.46556°W / 31.35389; -85.46556Sylvan 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, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Dale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ James P. Faust (October 29, 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. pp. 93.
- ^ "Alabama Auditors: Jesse Malcolm Carmichael". Alabama Department of Archives and History. State of Alabama. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Dale County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Ozark
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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