Welcome to Camas ...

Camas is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Camas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Camas: KAM-us<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Camas is 4,810 feet [1,466 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Camas is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Camas lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Camas: (208) and (986)<5>

Communities Also Named Camas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Camas: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Bingham County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 4 communities that are also named Camas - they are located in Montana and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Camas ...

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

• Dubois
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
  • Dubois is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubois <6>
• Mud Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lake
  • Mud Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Lake <6>
• Hamer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
  • Hamer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamer <6>
• Monteview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteview
  • Monteview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monteview <6>
• Terreton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terreton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terreton
  • Terreton is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terreton <6>
• Edmonds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Edmonds is located in Madison County
• Plano
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Plano is located in Madison County
• Egin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egin
  • Egin is located in Fremont County
• Roberts
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <6>
• Menan
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <6>

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 Camas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Camas. 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 Camas.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camas ...

Looking for more information about Camas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Camas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Camas.

Adding Camas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camas 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 Camas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Camas post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/