Welcome to Campville ...

Campville is located in Litchfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Campville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Campville is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Campville: (860)

Communities Also Named Campville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Campville - they are located in Florida and New York.

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

Communities near Campville ...

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

• Waterbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Waterbury is located in New Haven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterbury <4>
• Waterbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Waterbury is located in New Haven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
• New Britain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
  • New Britain is located in Hartford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <4>
• New Britain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
  • New Britain is located in Hartford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
• West Hartford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
  • West Hartford is located in Hartford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,868 people
• Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Hartford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Hartford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
• Southington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
  • Southington is located in Hartford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,829 people
• Torrington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
  • Torrington is located in Litchfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrington <4>
• Torrington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
  • Torrington is located in Litchfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 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 Campville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Campville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Campville ...

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

Adding Campville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Campville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Campville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Campville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/