De Camp, Missouri
De Camp is an extinct town in eastern Phelps County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. 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.
A post office called Decamp was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1926. The community took its name from a nearby mine of the same name.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Camp
- ^ Maramec Spring, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Phelps County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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