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Welcome to Camp Croft ...

Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Camp Croft, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Camp Croft: Cp. Croft

Camp Croft is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Camp Croft lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Camp Croft: (864)

Communities near Camp Croft ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaffney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodruff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <3>
  • Duncan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <3>
  • Wellford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pacolet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <3>
  • Inman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <3>
  • Cowpens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camp Croft ...

Looking for more information about Camp Croft? 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 Camp Croft, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Camp Croft.

Adding Camp Croft to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camp Croft 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 Camp Croft was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camp Croft.

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

The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Spartanburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp Croft - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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