Welcome to Camp Springs ...

Camp Springs is located in Prince George's County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camp Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Camp Springs: Cp. Springs

Camp Springs is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Camp Springs: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Camp Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Camp Springs - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Camp Springs ...

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

• Arlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Bowie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
• College Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Greenbelt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Hyattsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Takoma Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Falls Church
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>
• New Carrollton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
  • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <5>
• La Plata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <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 Camp Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camp Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camp Springs ...

Looking for more information about Camp Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Camp Springs.

Adding Camp Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camp Springs 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 Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/