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Welcome to Kushla ...

Kushla is located in Mobile County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kushla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Kushla is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kushla lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kushla: 251

Communities near Kushla ...

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

  • Mobile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Prichard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saraland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Spanish Fort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Satsuma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Semmes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chickasaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Citronelle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Creola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Wilmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kushla ...

Looking for more information about Kushla? 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 Kushla, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kushla.

Adding Kushla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kushla 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 (so far) for Kushla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kushla post office opened in 1887. The Kushla post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kushla.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kushla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/