Capps, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
31°29′50″N 85°18′43″W / 31.49722°N 85.31194°W / 31.49722; -85.31194CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyHenryElevation
423 ft (129 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code334GNIS feature ID115606[1]

Capps, also known as Choctawhatchee, is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States. Capps is located on Alabama State Route 173, 7.2 miles (11.6 km) southeast of Abbeville.

History

Capps is named after Daniel W. Capps, the community's first postmaster.[2] A post office operated under the name Capps from 1849 to 1972.[3] Capps served as a shipping point for agricultural products between Abbeville and Headland.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Capps". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Milton Whitney; United States. Dept. of Agriculture; United States. Bureau of Soils (1911). Field operations of the Bureau of Soils. Bureau of Soils. p. 485.
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