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Welcome to Camp Connell ...

Camp Connell is located in Calaveras County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camp Connell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

A typical abbreviation for Camp Connell: Cp. Connell

Camp Connell is 4,760 feet [1,451 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Camp Connell is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Camp Connell lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Camp Connell: 209 & 350<3>

Communities near Camp Connell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camp Connell ...

Looking for more information about Camp Connell? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Camp Connell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Camp Connell.

Adding Camp Connell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camp Connell 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 Connell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Camp Connell post office opened in 1934.

We also found Camp Connell in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp Connell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Camp Connell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Camp Connell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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