Capps, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Capps, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Capps
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Henry
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:423
Coordinates:31.4972°N -85.3119°W
Area Code:334
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:115606

Capps, also known as Choctawhatchee, is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States. Capps is located on Alabama State Route 173, 7.2miles southeast of Abbeville.

History

Capps is named after Daniel W. Capps, the community's first postmaster.[1] A post office operated under the name Capps from 1849 to 1972.[2] Capps served as a shipping point for agricultural products between Abbeville and Headland.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 28 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Web site: Henry County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 August 2015.
  3. Book: Milton Whitney. United States. Dept. of Agriculture. United States. Bureau of Soils. Field operations of the Bureau of Soils. 1911. Bureau of Soils. 485.