Camp County Texas. (original) (raw)
32� 58' 12" N, 94� 58' 48" W (32.97, -94.98)
Population: 12,464 (2020)
12,401 (2010) 11,549 (2000) 9,904 (1990)
Total area 203 square miles (530 km2):
7.4 square miles (19 km2) (3.6%) water.
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Camp County History
1936 Centennial Marker (on US 271 about 3.5 miles N of Pittsburg):
CAMP COUNTY
Formed from Upshur County.
Created April 6, 1874;
Organized June 20, 1874.
Named in honor of John Lafayette Camp (1828-1891), soldier, lawyer, statesman, member of the Constitutional Convention, 1866; state senator in 1874.
Pittsburg, the county seat.
Camp County Town List
Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.County Seat - Pittsburg
Camp County Vintage Maps
Camp County 1882 map
From Texas state map #2134
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Camp County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Camp County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Camp County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
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