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

Sylvan Grove, Alabama
Sylvan Grove is located in Alabama
Sylvan Grove
Sylvan Grove
Sylvan Grove is located in the United States
Sylvan Grove
Sylvan Grove
Coordinates: 31°21′14″N 85°27′56″W / 31.35389°N 85.46556°W / 31.35389; -85.46556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDale
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID157138[1]

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Sylvan Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Dale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  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 December 28, 2015.