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Welcome to Bates Creek Camp ...

Bates Creek Camp is located in Washington County<1>.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bates Creek Camp for more information about variations on the name of Bates Creek Camp.

Bates Creek Camp is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bates Creek Camp lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bates Creek Camp: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Bates Creek Camp ...

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

  • Park Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bonne Terre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Desloge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
  • Flat River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Bismarck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
  • Elvins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Leadwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
  • Esther
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Esther is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Leadington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bates Creek Camp ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bates Creek Camp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Bates Creek Camp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Bates Creek Camp area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.