Welcome to Capps ...
Capps is located in Henry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Capps, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Capps is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Capps lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Capps (for example, toward Bellville (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Capps: 334 & 483<3>
Communities Also Named Capps ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Capps - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, 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.
- Dothan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Headland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abbeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
- Midland City is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland City <4>
- Kinsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Webb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Webb is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <4>
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Fort Gaines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Capps post office opened in 1849. The Capps post office closed in 1972.
We also found Capps
For more details, see References and Mentions for Capps.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Capps - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Capps area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Capps area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |