Sylvan Grove, also spelled Sylvangrove, 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 Dale County,

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, United States.

History

A post office operated under the name Sylvan Grove from 1858 to 1902. A portion of the

15th Regiment Alabama Infantry The 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment was a Confederate volunteer infantry unit from the state of Alabama during the American Civil War. Recruited from six counties in the southeastern part of the state, it fought mostly with Robert E. Lee's Army o ...

came from Sylvan Grove.

Notable person

Archibald Hill Carmichael Archibald Hill Carmichael (June 17, 1864 – July 15, 1947) was an American Democratic politician who represented Alabama's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from November 1933 to January 1937. Early li ...

, politician who represented

Alabama's 8th congressional district Alabama's 8th congressional district, now obsolete, was established in 1877. Alabama currently has seven congressional districts represented in the United States House of Representatives. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alabama was app ...

in the

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from November 1933 to January 1937. He was the son of Jesse Malcolm Carmichael, who served as

State Auditor of Alabama The state auditor of Alabama is constitutionally required to make a complete report to the governor of Alabama showing the receipts and disbursement of every character, all claims audited and paid out, and all taxes and revenues collected and pai ...

from 1880-1884 and 1905–1907, and moved to Sylvan Grove from Georgia at a young age.

References

Unincorporated communities in Dale County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{DaleCountyAL-geo-stub