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Welcome to Oka Kapassa ...

So far, we found very little information about Oka Kapassa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Oka Kapassa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oka Kapassa, please Contact Us.


Oka Kapassa would have been located within present day Colbert County<2>.


The location of Oka Kapassa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Oka Kapassa is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Oka Kapassa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Oka Kapassa still existed, it would have been in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Oka Kapassa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oka Kapassa - it's located in Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oka Kapassa.

Communities near Oka Kapassa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oka Kapassa.

  • Florence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Muscle Shoals
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
    • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <6>
  • Russellville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Town Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <6>
  • Cherokee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Littleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Killen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
    • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <6>
  • Saint Florian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Leighton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
    • Leighton is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <6>
  • Canaan ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Canaan is located in Lauderdale County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oka Kapassa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oka Kapassa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oka Kapassa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oka Kapassa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oka Kapassa. See our Newspapers Page for Oka Kapassa.

The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oka Kapassa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oka Kapassa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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