Welcome to Sumter County ...
Time Zone: Sumter County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Livingston is the Seat for Sumter County.
Sumter County was founded in 1832.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sumter had a population of 12,358 people. This is a decrease of 10.21% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,763 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Sumter represented 0.29% of the total population of Alabama.
Below are some of the communities located in Sumter County:
- Cuba
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Cuba
- Emelle
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Emelle
- Epes
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Epes
- Gainesville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Gainesville
- Geiger
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Geiger
- Livingston
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Livingston
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston<3>
- York
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Websites specific to Sumter County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Pickens County
- Greene County
- Marengo County
- Choctaw County
- Lauderdale County
- Kemper County
- Noxubee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |