Welcome to Ocampo ...

Ocampo is located in Chilton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocampo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Ocampo is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ocampo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Ocampo ...

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

• Alabaster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <4>
• Pelham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <4>
• Helena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Calera
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
  • Calera is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <4>
• Clanton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
  • Clanton is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <4>
• Montevallo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
  • Montevallo is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevallo <4>
• Columbiana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <4>
• Jemison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemison
  • Jemison is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemison <4>
• Thorsby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsby
  • Thorsby is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorsby <4>
• Maplesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Maplesville is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplesville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocampo ...

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

Adding Ocampo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocampo 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 Ocampo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ocampo post office opened in 1906.

We also found Ocampo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocampo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/