De Camp, Missouri

De Camp is an extinct town in Phelps County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

A post office called Decamp was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1926.[2] The community took its name from a nearby mine of the same name.[3]

References

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

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

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