Welcome to Camargo ...

The city of Camargo is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camargo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Camargo has a population of 1,152 people<3> (see below for details).

Camargo is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you leave Camargo and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Camargo: (859)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Camargo had an population of 1,152 people. This is an increase of 6.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Camargo had a population of 1,081 people. This makes Camargo the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Camargo represents 0.02% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 197th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,081 people, the population of Camargo increased 17.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 923 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Camargo.

Communities Also Named Camargo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Camargo - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Camargo ...

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

• Winchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Mount Sterling
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <5>
• Stanton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <5>
• Owingsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <5>
• Clay City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <5>
• North Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Frenchburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <5>
• Sharpsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Salt Lick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
  • Salt Lick is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camargo ...

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

Adding Camargo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Camargo post office opened in 1848.

We also found Camargo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camargo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/