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Welcome to Campbellton ...

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

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


Campbellton would have been located within present day Lee County<2>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Campbellton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Campbellton is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Campbellton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Campbellton still existed, it would have been in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Campbellton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Campbellton - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Prince Edward Island (3), Quebec, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Campbellton ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Booneville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saltillo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <5>
  • Baldwyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
    • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <5>
  • Verona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <5>
  • Plantersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <5>
  • Mantachie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantachie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie
    • Mantachie is located in Itawamba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantachie <5>
  • Sherman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <5>
  • Jumpertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
    • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people

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

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

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

Adding Campbellton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Campbellton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Campbellton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Campbellton post office opened in 1846.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Campbellton.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Campbellton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Campbellton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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