Summerfield, Louisiana

Summerfield
Unincorporated community
Claiborne Fire District station in Summerfield
Summerfield Location of Summerfield in Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°54′45″N 92°49′45″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Claiborne
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71079[1]
Area code	318

Summerfield is an unincorporated community in northeast Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located sixteen miles northeast of the parish seat of Homer.

History

Summerfield was founded in 1868 by W. R. Kennedy.[2]

The community has a Baptist church, founded in 1881, and a Methodist church, founded in 1876.^[citation needed]

Education

The Claiborne Parish School Board operates Summerfield High School, a Pre-K–12 high school, in Summerfield.[3]

Media

Summerfield lies in proximity to the Monroe/El Dorado, Arkansas DMA market. Although in the Shreveport market, Monroe channels such as KTVE and KNOE can be received through an over the air antenna. Satellite subscribers receive their media from KTBS and KSLA, the ABC and CBS outlets in Shreveport.

Infrastructure

The United States Postal Service operates the small Summerfield Post Office.[4]

Highways such as LA Hwy 9 and LA Alternate 2 run through Summerfield as well as other rural parish roads.

Notable people

• Karl Malone, Hall of Fame basketball player and Olympic gold medalist
• Demetress Bell, American football player

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  Summerfield Methodist Church
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  Summerfield High School
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  Post Office

References

1. "Summerfield ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
2. "Summerfield Founded 1868 by Kennedy: One of Oldest Towns in Northern Part of Parish", Minden Signal-Tribune in Minden, and Springhill Journal in Springhill, undated 1933 Historical Edition
3. "Welcome to Summerfield High School." Claiborne Parish Schools. Retrieved on October 2, 2010.
4. "Post Office Location - SUMMERFIELD." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on October 2, 2010.