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Capps is an unincorporated community in northern Miller County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is on the south bank of the Osage River at the confluence of Humphrey Creek with the Osage. The community is on Missouri Route 52 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

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capps, Missouri
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
3. "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Miller County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Tuscumbia
Cities	Bagnell Eldon Iberia Lake Ozark‡ Lakeside Osage Beach‡
Villages	Brumley Olean St. Elizabeth Tuscumbia
Townships	Equality Franklin Glaze Jim Henry Osage Richwoods Saline
CDP	Aurora Springs
Other communities	Atwell Brays Capps Etterville Faith Hoecker Kaiser Keethtown Marys Home Pleasant Mount Rocky Mount Saint Anthony Spring Garden Ulman Watkins West Aurora
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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38°14′32″N 92°19′16″W / 38.24222°N 92.32111°W / 38.24222; -92.32111

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