Welcome to Kampos ...

So far, we found very little information about Kampos. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kampos to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kampos, please Contact Us.

Kampos would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kampos is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Kampos is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Kampos was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Kampos was located: 775

Communities near Kampos ...

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

• Shoshone ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoshone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
  • Shoshone is located in Eureka County
  • Shoshone has also been known as:
  • Shoshone Point
• Jenkins ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Lander County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jenkins
  • From Kampos to Jenkins
• Battle Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
  • Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Battle Mountain
  • From Kampos to Battle Mountain
• Beowawe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beowawe
  • Beowawe is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beowawe <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beowawe
  • From Kampos to Beowawe
• Crescent Valley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
  • Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crescent Valley
  • From Kampos to Crescent Valley
• Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dewitt Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
  • Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dewitt Mill
  • From Kampos to Dewitt Mill
• Harney ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
  • Harney is located in Eureka County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harney
  • From Kampos to Harney
• Primeaux
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primeaux
  • Primeaux is located in Eureka County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Primeaux
  • From Kampos to Primeaux
• Valmy
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
  • Valmy is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmy <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valmy
  • From Kampos to Valmy
• Barth ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barth
  • Barth is located in Eureka County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barth
  • From Kampos to Barth

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kampos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kampos.

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

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

Adding Kampos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kampos 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 Kampos was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kampos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/