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Welcome to Capps Crossing ...

Capps Crossing is located in El Dorado County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Capps Crossing: Capps Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Capps Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Capps Crossing.

Capps Crossing is 5,080 feet [1,548 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Capps Crossing is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Capps Crossing lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Capps Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Capps Crossing - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Capps Crossing ...

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

  • Grizzly Flatx
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • White Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
  • Pacific
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
  • Riverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
  • Fresh Pond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
  • Kyburz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pollock Pines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Play
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kit Carson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado 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 Capps Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Capps Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capps Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Capps Crossing - 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>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.