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History · Camp Verde

Camp Verde’s post office opened in 1873, and 6 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 42% of U.S. towns · #31 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it

Most of Camp Verde was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. 6 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 8 buildings between them. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1923 on, and the census since 1960.

1873first post office
6on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
Add an old photoShare a memory
From Camp Verde’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Camp Verde began

When was Camp Verde founded?

1873

The Camp Verde post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Verde (1878) and Aultman (1885), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 285 in 19602020 census: 12,147153 years

How historic is Camp Verde?

C+

More historic than 42% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Camp Verde post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Camp Verde’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Camp Verde is more historic than 42% of U.S. towns, #31 of 140 in Arizona. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Camp Verde’s overall grade.
Founding era1873, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19401.9% of homes (±1.9) · typical AZ town 0.4% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register6 listings, 19 historic buildings, 15.2 per 10,000 residents · typical AZ town 0.1 · U.S. 2.4A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 42%
NewerOlder
Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 78%

Few Arizona towns list much on the Register (a typical Arizona town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Camp Verde’s 15.2 sits above most of its state (81% of Arizona towns have fewer) while its 19 historic buildings outnumber those of 79% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. The pre-1940 share (±1.9 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Camp Verde’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Camp Verde, and 19 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Landmarks on the Register6 places on the National Register.On the map since 19234 editions of the USGS map, 1923 to 1980. Watch Camp Verde change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Camp Verde’s post office has been open since 1873. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Camp Verde
1873–today
Verde
1878–1920
Aultman
1885–1923
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
AultmanBuffalo Run Mobile Home ParkCamp Verde Mobile Home ParkClear CreekCountry EstatesFort River CavesFort Verde EstatesJordan MeadowsMesa Verde EstatesMiddle VerdeMountain View EstatesParadise AcresPioneer AcresReddells Ranch AcresSecurity AcresThe Willows at Camp Verde Mobile Home ParkTres RiosVerde River Meadows OneWhite Hills Mobile Home Park
Gone or out of use
Camp Verde AirportairportCamp Verde Military Reservationmilitary
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Camp Verde
Clear CreekMiddle VerdeMiddle Verde Yavapai - Apache

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Start Camp Verde’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Camp Verde’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewChief of the Yavapai Apaches at Date Cr…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the National Register

6 listings protect 19 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. Boundary changes and added documentation are counted with their listing.

places listed
6
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
19
each building in a district counts
first listed
1971
Fort Verde District
Fort Verde District, built 1970Clear Creek ChurchRobert W. Wingfield HouseHank and Myrtle Wingfield HomesteadPecan Lane Rural Historic LandscapeCamp Verde Grammar School
BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles listings

Bungalow3
Colonial Revival1
Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements1
Fort Verde DistrictBuilt 1970
Clear Creek ChurchBuilding
All 6 listings
Robert W. Wingfield HouseBuilding · listed 1986Hank and Myrtle Wingfield HomesteadBuilding · listed 1999Pecan Lane Rural Historic LandscapeDistrict · listed 2000Camp Verde Grammar SchoolBuilding · listed 2018

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Camp Verde, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Camp Verde yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Camp Verde (Yavapai: ʼMatthi:wa; Western Apache: Gambúdih) is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, Camp Verde had a population of 12,147. Every summer, the downtown area of Camp Verde is the site of the annual Corn Fest; held each year on the third Saturday in July, the popular event is sponsored and organized by local growers, Hauser and Hauser Farms. Other annual local events include the Pecan, Wine and Antiques Festival (February), the Crawdad Festival (June) and Fort Verde Days (October).

Its first post office opened in 1873. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 10,873 to 12,147 (+12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Camp Verde, 1870 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1870In the archiveChief of the Yavapai Apaches at Date Creek - Ahoochy Kahmah Group of Apache tonto & Yavap…
  3. 1873Post officeThe Camp Verde post office opens
  4. 1878Post officeThe Verde post office opens
  5. 1885Post officeThe Aultman post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1920Born hereEldon Rudd is born here
  8. 1920Post officeThe Verde post office closes
  9. 1923Post officeThe Aultman post office closes
  10. 1923On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  11. 1970BuiltFort Verde District is built
By decade

Camp Verde, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s1 item
Chief of the Yavapai Apaches at Date Creek - Ahoochy Kahmah Group of Apache tonto & Yavapai prisoners of United States …1870Chief of the Yavapai Apaches at Date Creek - Ahoochy …
Today17 recent
Wooden Wheelie2018Wooden WheelieWagon Wheel Security2018Wagon Wheel SecurityEven This Guy Had Road Rage2017Even This Guy Had Road Rage2016-366-205 Turn up the Monsoon to 1120162016-366-205 Turn up the Monsoon to 11Desert Sunrise, AZ 7-132014Desert Sunrise, AZ 7-13Camp Verde-Bell2014Camp Verde-BellVerde Valley, AZ, View W from N Side, 20122012Verde Valley, AZ, View W from N Side, 2012Verde Valley, AZ, View S from N Side, 20122012Verde Valley, AZ, View S from N Side, 2012Verde Valley, AZ, View NE from N Side, 20122012Verde Valley, AZ, View NE from N Side, 2012Verde Valley, AZ, View N from N Side, 20122012Verde Valley, AZ, View N from N Side, 2012Near Camp Verde, AZ, Distant Drums RV Park Water Tower Sign, View NE, 20122012Near Camp Verde, AZ, Distant Drums RV Park Water Towe…Sunset2008SunsetClouds2008CloudsArizona Wild Flowers - panoramio - Zzyzx2008Arizona Wild Flowers - panoramio - ZzyzxArizona Wild Flowers - panoramio - Zzyzx (1)2008Arizona Wild Flowers - panoramio - Zzyzx (1)Cowboy Corner2005Cowboy CornerAZMap-doton-Camp Verde2004AZMap-doton-Camp Verde
On the map

Camp Verde on the map, 1923 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Camp Verde. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Camp Verde on the 1923 USGS mapCamp Verde on the 1932 USGS mapCamp Verde on the 1969 USGS mapCamp Verde on the 1980 USGS map1923Camp Verde sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Camp Verde.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Chief of the Yavapai Apaches at Date Creek - Ahoochy Kahmah Group of Apache tonto & Yavapai prisoners of United States …
Retake this viewChief of the Yavapai Apaches at Date Creek - Ahoochy Kahmah Group of Apache tonto & Yavapai prisoners of United States …, 1870

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Camp Verde’s page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Camp Verde, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000196019802000202012,147

Grew from 285 people in 1960 to 12,147 in 2020, more than tenfold.

6 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Camp Verde’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cottonwood9 historic placesB−

Questions about Camp Verde’s history

What year was Camp Verde founded?

The Camp Verde post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Camp Verde rank for history?

Camp Verde is more historic than 42% of U.S. towns, #31 of 140 in Arizona. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Camp Verde?

6 listings: 4 buildings and 2 historic districts, the Fort Verde District and the Pecan Lane Rural Historic Landscape, with 8 contributing buildings. 19 historic buildings in all.

How old are the homes in Camp Verde?

2% of Camp Verde’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.9 points), against a typical 0.4% for an Arizona town; the median home was built in 1992.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (18), the National Register of Historic Places (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.