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Welcome to Camargo ...

Camargo is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camargo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Camargo is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Camargo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Camargo: 931

Communities Also Named Camargo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Camargo - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Camargo ...

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

  • Fayetteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gattistown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Park City Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
  • Ardmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ardmore is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <3>
  • Ardmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Flintville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Elkton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Clarks Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
  • Goshen ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camargo ...

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

Adding Camargo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camargo 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 Camargo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Camargo post office opened in 1850. The Camargo post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camargo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camargo - 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>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/