Welcome to Kushla ...

Kushla is located in Mobile County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Kushla lies within the (251) area code.

Communities near Kushla ...

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

• Mobile
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Mobile is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobile <4>
• Prichard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
  • Prichard is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prichard <4>
• Saraland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
  • Saraland is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <4>
• Spanish Fort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Spanish Fort is located in Baldwin County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fort <4>
• Satsuma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
  • Satsuma is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <4>
• Semmes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
  • Semmes is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <4>
• Chickasaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <4>
• Citronelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
  • Citronelle is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citronelle <4>
• Creola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
  • Creola is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
• Wilmer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
  • Wilmer is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <4>

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 for Kushla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Kushla in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kushla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

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