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Welcome to Capa ...

So far, we found very little information about Capa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Capa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Capa, please Contact Us.

Capa would have been located within present day Jones County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Capa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Capa is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Capa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Capa (for example, toward Philip), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The Area Code where Capa was located: 605

Communities near Capa ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Capa.

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

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

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

Adding Capa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Capa post office opened in 1907. The Capa post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Capa.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Capa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Capa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/