Welcome to Capps ...

Capps is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Capps has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Capps, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Capps is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Capps lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Capps: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Capps ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Capps - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, North Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Capps ...

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

• Monticello
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Thomas City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Wacissa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacissa
  • Wacissa is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wacissa <5>
• Lamont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <5>
• Lloyd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Lloyd is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <5>
• Aucilla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
• Capitola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Leon County
• Miccosukee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miccosukee
  • Miccosukee is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miccosukee <5>
• Shady Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <5>

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 Capps. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Capps.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Capps. 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 Capps.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capps ...

Looking for more information about Capps? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Capps, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Capps.

Adding Capps to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Capps in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Capps was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Capps.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Capps. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/