Kushla, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Kushla is located in Alabama
Kushla
Kushla
Kushla is located in the United States
Kushla
Kushla
Coordinates: 30°48′56″N 088°09′29″W / 30.81556°N 88.15806°W / 30.81556; -88.15806 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Elevation
[1]
62 ft (19 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
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″N 088°09′29″W / 30.81556°N 88.15806°W / 30.81556; -88.15806. The elevation is 62 feet (19 m).[1][2]

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.


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