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Welcome to Camba ...

Camba is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

Camba is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Camba lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Camba: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Camba ...

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

  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wellston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hamden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • South Webster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rio Grande
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coalton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coalton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Beaver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Vinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wilkesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camba ...

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

Adding Camba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camba 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 (so far) for Camba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Camba post office opened in 1856. The Camba post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camba - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Camba area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Camba 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/