Sumter 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
Sumter County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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Places
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.
History
A post office called Sumter was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1954. Like Sumter County, the community is named after
Thomas Sumter
Thomas Sumter (August 14, 1734June 1, 1832) was a soldier in the Colony of Virginia militia; a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia during the American Revolution, a planter, and a politician. After the United States gained independe ...
, a United States Senator from South Carolina.
The
Webb Family Farm in Sumter was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
References
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Sumter County, Georgia
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