Welcome to Campbellton ...

Campbellton is located on the South Texas Plains.

Campbellton is located in Atascosa County<1>.

The location of Campbellton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Campbellton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Campbellton is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Campbellton: (830)

The ZIP code for Campbellton: 78008<4>

Communities Also Named Campbellton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Campbellton - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Prince Edward Island (3), Quebec and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Campbellton ...

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

• Pleasanton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Atascosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <5>
• Jourdanton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jourdanton
  • Jourdanton is located in Atascosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jourdanton <5>
• Christine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
  • Christine is located in Atascosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <5>
• Peggy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peggy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy
  • Peggy is located in Atascosa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peggy <5>
• McCoy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
  • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
• Whitsett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
  • Whitsett is located in Live Oak County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <5>
• Fashing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fashing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
  • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
• Coughran
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coughran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
  • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
• Coy City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
  • Coy City is located in Karnes County
• Black Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
  • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Campbellton ...

Looking for more information about Campbellton? 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 Campbellton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Campbellton.

Adding Campbellton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Campbellton 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 Campbellton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Campbellton in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Campbellton post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Campbellton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Campbellton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/