Welcome to Camp Spring ...
So far, we found very little information about Camp Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Camp Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Camp Spring, please Contact Us.
Camp Spring would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Camp Spring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
A typical abbreviation for Camp Spring: Cp. Spring
While the community is gone, the present day location for Camp Spring is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Camp Spring was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Camp Spring was located: 256 & 938<4>
Communities near Camp Spring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Camp Spring.
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Phil Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Double Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Littleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Leighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
- Leighton is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <5>
- North Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 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 Camp Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camp Spring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Camp Spring. 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 Spring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Camp Spring.
Adding Camp Spring to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Camp Spring 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 Camp Spring was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Camp Spring 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 Spring.
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 Camp Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Camp Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Camp Spring area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |