Welcome to Camanche ...

So far, we found very little information about Camanche. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Camanche to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Camanche, please Contact Us.

Camanche would have been located within present day Calaveras County<2>.

The location of Camanche has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

Camanche was established in 1850. The community was inundated by Camanche Reservoir.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Camanche is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Camanche was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Camanche still existed, it would have been in the (209) area code.

In the past, Camanche was named Clay's Bar. and Limerrick. For more information about the names of Camanche, see The Names of Camanche on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Camanche ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Camanche - it's located in Iowa.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Camanche.

Communities near Camanche ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Camanche.

• Lodi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>
• Ione
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
  • Former names for Ione:
  • Bedbug
  • Freeze Out
  • Hardscrabble
  • Ione City
  • Ione Valley
  • Jone City
  • Jone Valley
  • Rickeyville
  • Woosterville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <5>
• Jackson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Sutter Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Creek
  • Sutter Creek is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutter Creek <5>
• Plymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Amador City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador City
  • Amador City is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amador City <5>
• Camanche Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
  • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
• Campo Seco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Seco
  • Campo Seco is located in Calaveras County
  • Former name for Campo Seco:
  • Oregon City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campo Seco <5>
• Valley Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Valley Springs is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <5>
• Rancho Calaveras
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Calaveras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
  • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Camanche. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camanche.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Camanche. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camanche.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Camanche. See our Newspapers Page for Camanche.

Adding Camanche to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camanche in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Camanche was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camanche.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/