Capps is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in northern
Miller County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community is on the south bank of the
Osage River
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at the confluence of
Humphrey Creek with the Osage. The community is on
Missouri Route 52
Route 52 is an east/west highway running from its eastern terminus at Route 133 east of St. Elizabeth to the Kansas state line where it continues as K-52 (this road continues for 23 additional miles). Highway 52 comprises of primarily two-l ...
between
Tuscumbia to the west and
St. Elizabeth to the east.
History
A post office called Capps was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1911. The community has the name of Jacob Capps, the propretor of a local ferry.
References
Unincorporated communities in Miller County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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