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Welcome to Camp Crook ...

The town of Camp Crook is located in Harding County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camp Crook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Camp Crook: Cp. Crook

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Camp Crook has a population of 66 people<2> (see below for details).

Camp Crook is 3,120 feet [951 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Camp Crook is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Camp Crook: 605

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Camp Crook had an population of 66 people. This is an increase of 4.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Camp Crook had a population of 63 people (which is 5.06% of the total population of Harding County). This makes Camp Crook the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 63 people, the population of Camp Crook increased 12.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 56 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Camp Crook.

Communities near Camp Crook ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Camp Crook.

  • Capitol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Ladner
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner
    • Ladner is located in Harding County
  • Redig
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camp Crook ...

Looking for more information about Camp Crook? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Camp Crook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Camp Crook.

Adding Camp Crook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camp Crook 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 Camp Crook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Camp Crook post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camp Crook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Harding, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Camp Crook.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp Crook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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