Kushla, Alabama

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Kushla, Alabama
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Coordinates: 30°48′56″N088°09′29″W / 30.81556°N 88.15806°W / 30.81556; -88.15806   [1]
Country United States
State Alabama
County Mobile
Elevation
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62 ft (19 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS ID [1] 121285

Kushla is an unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. [1] [2] A post office operated under the name Kushla from 1887 to 1919. [3] The community's name is likely derived from the Choctaw words kusha meaning "cane" and hieli meaning "standing". [4]

Geography

Kushla is located at 30°48′56″N088°09′29″W / 30.81556°N 88.15806°W / 30.81556; -88.15806 . The elevation is 62 feet (19 m). [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Feature Detail Report for: Kushla (Mobile County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Kushla, Alabama". Alabama Home Town Locator. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
  3. "Mobile County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  4. Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 39. ISBN   0-8173-0231-X.