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Welcome to Campton ...

Campton is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Campton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Campton is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Campton: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Campton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Campton - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Campton.

Communities near Campton ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
  • Lyman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
  • Duncan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
  • Wellford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Landrum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
  • Pacolet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
  • Cowpens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
  • Tryon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>
  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Campton ...

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

Adding Campton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Campton 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 Campton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Campton post office opened in 1875.

We also found Campton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Campton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Spartanburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Campton - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Campton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Campton 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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