Sumterville, Alabama
Coatopa is an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama, United States.
Sumterville, Alabama | |
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Sumterville, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama Sumterville, Alabama Sumterville, Alabama (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 32°42′42″N 88°14′20″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Sumter |
Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
GNIS feature ID | 153610[1] |
History
Sumterville was originally known as Pattons Hill in honor of James W. Patton, who owned the surrounding land. The name was then changed to Sumterville in 1834.[2] At one point, Sumterville was home to an inn, a boys and girls academy, several churches, a dentist, and a drugstore.[3] A post office operated under the name Sumterville from 1836 to 1973.[4]
John Lomax recorded blues musician Rich Brown performing ten of his songs in Sumterville in 1940.[5]
References
- "Sumterville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- "Sumterville Archives". RuralSWAlabama. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Sumter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Catherine A. Stewart (5 February 2016). Long Past Slavery: Representing Race in the Federal Writers' Project. University of North Carolina Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-4696-2627-7.
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