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De Camp

Ghost town · Phelps County, Missouri

Meramec Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Meramec Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

De Camp is a ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 12 former communities in Phelps County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists De Camp as a historical populated place on the Maramec Spring topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.9000° N, 91.5954° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMaramec Spring
Elevation894 ft
Nearest living townSt. James, MO
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID740040
Coordinates37.90004, -91.59543

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What's there now

De Camp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. James, MO (population 3,922), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 894 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is De Camp?

De Camp is in Phelps County, Missouri, at 37.9000, -91.5954.

How many ghost towns are in Phelps County?

Phelps County, Missouri has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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