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Welcome to Cam Creek ...

Cam Creek is located in Lawrence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cam Creek: Cam Crk. (or less commonly used: Cam Ck. or Cam Cr.)

Cam Creek is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cam Creek: 606

Communities near Cam Creek ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fort Gay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Sandy Hook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blaine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Isonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Isonville is located in Elliott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
  • Redbush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Redbush is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
  • Cordell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cordell is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cam Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cam Creek - 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.