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Welcome to Kamey ...

Kamey is located on the Gulf Coast.

Kamey is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kamey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Kamey is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Kamey: 361

Communities near Kamey ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kamey ...

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

Adding Kamey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kamey.

Footnotes ...

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