De Camp, Missouri

De Camp is an extinct town in eastern Phelps County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located on the Elliott Branch of Norman Creek, approximately three-quarters of one mile east of Missouri Route F and about six miles south of St. James.[2]

A post office called Decamp was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1926.[3] The community took its name from a nearby mine of the same name.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Camp
  2. ^ Maramec Spring, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Phelps County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

37°54′00″N 91°35′44″W / 37.90000°N 91.59556°W / 37.90000; -91.59556


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