Kushla is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Mobile County
Mobile County ( ) is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the third-most populous county in the state after Jefferson and Madison counties. As of the 2020 census, its population was 414,809. Its co ...
,
Alabama
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, United States.
A post office operated under the name Kushla from 1887 to 1919. The community's name is likely derived from the
Choctaw
The Choctaw ( ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States, originally based in what is now Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choct ...
words ''kusha'' meaning "
cane
Cane or caning may refer to:
*Walking stick, or walking cane, a device used primarily to aid walking
* Assistive cane, a walking stick used as a mobility aid for better balance
* White cane, a mobility or safety device used by blind or visually i ...
" and ''hieli'' meaning "standing".
Geography
Kushla is located at . The elevation is .
References
Unincorporated communities in Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Mobile County, Alabama
Alabama placenames of Native American origin
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