Welcome to Caplen ...

Caplen is located on the Gulf Coast.

Caplen is located in Galveston County<1>.

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

Caplen is near sea level<2>.

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

Websites for Caplen ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities near Caplen ...

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

• Crystal Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
  • Crystal Beach is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Beach <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal Beach
  • From Caplen to Crystal Beach
• High Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
  • High Island is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Island <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to High Island
  • From Caplen to High Island
• Double Bayou
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
  • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Double Bayou
  • From Caplen to Double Bayou
• Smith Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smith Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
  • Smith Point is located in Chambers County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smith Point
  • From Caplen to Smith Point
• Port Bolivar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bolivar
  • Port Bolivar is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Bolivar <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Bolivar
  • From Caplen to Port Bolivar
• Anahuac
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahuac
  • Anahuac is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anahuac <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anahuac
  • From Caplen to Anahuac
• Monroe City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
• Stowell
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
  • Stowell is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stowell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stowell
  • From Caplen to Stowell
• Galveston
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galveston
  • From Caplen to Galveston
• Winnie
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
  • Winnie is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnie <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 Caplen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caplen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caplen ...

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

Adding Caplen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caplen 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 Caplen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Caplen post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caplen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/