Summerfield is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in northeast
Claiborne Parish
Claiborne Parish (french: Paroisse de Claiborne) is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1828, and was named for the first List of Governors of Louis ...
,
Louisiana
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, United States. It is located sixteen miles east of the
parish seat
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of
Homer
Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
.
History
Summerfield was founded in 1868 by W. R. Kennedy.
The community has a Baptist church, founded in 1881, and a Methodist church, founded in 1876.
Education
The
Claiborne Parish School Board
Claiborne Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Homer, Louisiana, United States.
The district serves all of Claiborne Parish.
Former Claiborne Superintendent Gary Lee Jones became a Republican member of the Louisiana Boar ...
operates
Summerfield High School, a Pre-K–12 high school, in Summerfield.
Media
Summerfield lies in proximity to the
Monroe/
El Dorado
El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o ...
,
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
DMA market. Although in the
Shreveport
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population o ...
market, Monroe channels such as
KTVE
KTVE (channel 10) is a television station licensed to El Dorado, Arkansas, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Monroe, Louisiana–El Dorado, Arkansas market. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains a local market ...
and
KNOE can be received through an over the air antenna. Satellite subscribers receive their media from
KTBS
KTBS-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with ABC. The station is owned by the locally based KTBS, LLC (owned by the Wray Properties Trust, which is managed by Betty Wray Anderson, John D. ...
and
KSLA
KSLA (channel 12) is a television station in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power, Class A Telemundo affiliate KTSH-CD (channel 19). The two stations share studios on Fai ...
, the
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
and
CBS
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outlets in Shreveport.
Infrastructure
The
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the U ...
operates the small Summerfield Post Office.
[Post Office Location - SUMMERFIELD]
" United States Postal Service
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. Retrieved on October 2, 2010.
Highways such as LA Hwy 9 and LA Alternate 2 run through Summerfield as well as other rural parish roads.
Notable people
*
Karl Malone
Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Mailman", he is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history. Malone spen ...
, Hall of Fame basketball player at
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activ ...
, and the
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, Northwest Division (NBA), ...
. Malone also holds two Olympic gold medals for basketball.
File:Summerfield, LA Methodist Church IMG 2655.JPG, Summerfield Methodist Church
File:Summefield, LA, High School IMG 2651.JPG, Summerfield High School
File:U.S. Post Office, Summerfield, LA IMG 2656.JPG, Post Office
References
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Unincorporated communities in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
1868 establishments in Louisiana