Welcome to Camp Verde ...
Camp Verde is located in Hill Country.
Camp Verde is located in Kerr County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Camp Verde, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
A typical abbreviation for Camp Verde: Cp. Verde
Camp Verde is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Camp Verde lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Camp Verde: 830
Communities Also Named Camp Verde ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Camp Verde - it's located in Arizona.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Camp Verde.
Communities near Camp Verde ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Camp Verde.
- Kerrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ingram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram is located in Kerr County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <3>
- Bandera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Comfort is located in Kendall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <3>
- Lakehills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakehills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehills
- Lakehills is located in Bandera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakehills <3>
- Pipe Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bandera Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Hunt is located in Kerr County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <3>
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 Verde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camp Verde.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Camp Verde. 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 Verde.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Verde. See our Newspapers Page for Camp Verde.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camp Verde ...
Looking for more information about Camp Verde? 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 Verde, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Camp Verde.
Adding Camp Verde to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Camp Verde 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 Verde was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Camp Verde post office opened in 1858. The Camp Verde post office closed in 1961.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Camp Verde.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Kerr, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp Verde - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |