Sumterville, Alabama

Coatopa is an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama, United States.

Sumterville, Alabama
Sumterville, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Sumterville, Alabama
Sumterville, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°42′42″N 88°14′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountySumter
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID153610[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

  1. "Sumterville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Sumterville Archives". RuralSWAlabama. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. "Sumter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. 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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