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Welcome to Illinois Camp ...

Illinois Camp is located in Eddy County<1>.

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.<2> 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 leave Illinois Camp and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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)
  • Artesia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Loco Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
  • Hagerman
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Maljamar
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Hope
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Eddy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Illinois Camp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.