Welcome to Camp Five ...
So far, we found very little information about Camp Five. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Camp Five to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Camp Five, please Contact Us.
Camp Five would have been located within present day Washington Parish<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Camp Five: Cp. Five
While the community is gone, the present day location for Camp Five is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Camp Five was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Camp Five was located: 985
Communities near Camp Five ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Camp Five.
- Bogalusa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <4>
- Varnado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Angie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Lees Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Enon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Twin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
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 Five. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camp Five.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Camp Five. 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 Five.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Five. See our Newspapers Page for Camp Five.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Camp Five, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp Five - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |