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Welcome to Lone Camp ...

Lone Camp is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Lone Camp is located in Palo Pinto County<1>.


The location of Lone Camp has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lone Camp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Lone Camp is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Lone Camp ...

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

  • Mineral Wells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
    • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <4>
  • Strawn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Graford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
    • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <4>
  • Lipan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
    • Lipan is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <4>
  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Millsap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
    • Millsap is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <4>
  • Mingus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
    • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <4>
  • Cool
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
    • Cool is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Palo Pinto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <4>
  • Santo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
    • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Camp ...

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

Adding Lone Camp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lone Camp 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 Lone Camp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lone Camp post office opened in 1907.

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Palo Pinto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lone Camp - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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