Welcome to Illinois Camp ...

Illinois Camp is located in Eddy County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Illinois Camp: Illinois Cp. (or less commonly used: Illinois Cmp.)

Illinois Camp is 3,550 feet [1,082 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Illinois Camp is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Illinois Camp lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Illinois Camp, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Illinois Camp: (575)

Communities near Illinois Camp ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Illinois Camp.

• Carlsbad
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
  • Carlsbad is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <4>
• Artesia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesia <4>
• Loco Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco Hills
  • Loco Hills is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco Hills <4>
• La Huerta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Huerta
  • La Huerta is located in Eddy County
  • Former name for La Huerta:
  • Carlsbad North
• Lake Arthur
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <4>
• Hagerman
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman
  • Hagerman is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerman <4>
• Maljamar
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maljamar
  • Maljamar is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maljamar <4>
• Loving
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Loving is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loving <4>
• Hope
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Illinois Camp ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Eddy County: www.caverns.net/ecourt/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/