Capshaw, Alabama
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Location in Alabama
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Limestone County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 46 ′ N , 86 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 206 m | ||
| Postal code : | 35742 | ||
| Area code : | +1 256 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-11992 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0115608 | ||
Capshaw , also known as Lux , is a civil parish in Limestone County in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Capshaw is located in northern Alabama in the southern United States. It is about 15 miles south of the Tennessee border .
Nearby places include Huntsville (surrounds the town), Madison (3 km south), Harvest (6 km north), Athens (7 km west) and Meridianville (18 km northeast).
history
The assumptions about the origin of the name are different. For one thing, it is said that the place was named after an early local family. It is more likely that the name comes from the language of the Chickasaw and is derived from the words bok kapassa (German: Kalter Bach ) or oka kapassa (German: cold water ). In 1918 a post office was opened.
traffic
Alabama State Route 2 and US Highway 72 run on the same route about 2 kilometers south of the village . There is a connection to Interstate 65 and US Highway 31 13 kilometers to the west .
About 13 kilometers south is the Huntsville International Airport , 18 kilometers southwest of the Pryor Field Regional Airport , 22 kilometers northeast of the Madison County Executive Airport .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Place Names in Alabama , University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 1989, p. 28 ( on Google Books )