Welcome to East Camp ...
So far, we found very little information about East Camp. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added East Camp to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with East Camp, please Contact Us.
East Camp would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
The location of East Camp has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Camp, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940.
A typical abbreviation for East Camp: E. Camp
While the community is gone, the present day location for East Camp is 5,750 feet [1,753 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of East Camp is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where East Camp was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from East Camp, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
The location where East Camp once stood is in the (575) area code.
Communities near East Camp ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Camp.
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
- Virden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
- Redrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
- Redrock is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redrock <5>
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <5>
- Guthrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Mule Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
- Mule Creek is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <5>
- Cliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Cliff is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cliff <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 East Camp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Camp.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Camp.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Camp. See our Newspapers Page for East Camp.
Adding East Camp to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Camp in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Camp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Camp post office opened in 1940.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Camp.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
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 East Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Camp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |