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Welcome to Capioma ...

Capioma is located in Nemaha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Capioma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Capioma is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Capioma: 785

Communities Also Named Capioma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Capioma: This one is located in Nemaha County and the other is located in Brown County.

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

Communities near Capioma ...

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

  • Hiawatha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sabetha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Seneca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Horton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Centralia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wetmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <3>
  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Morrill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Morrill is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Whiting
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Corning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capioma ...

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

Adding Capioma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Capioma 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 Capioma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Capioma post office opened in 1857.

We also found Capioma in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Capioma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Nemaha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Capioma - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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