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History · Camden Point

Camden Point’s post office opened in 1837, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

1837first post office
0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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When was Camden Point founded?

1837

The Camden Point post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 457189 years
Founding year: the first Camden Point post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

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How Camden Point came to be

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A post office called Camden Point has been in operation since 1837. The name "Camden" most likely is a transfer from England, perhaps via another town in the United States.

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Questions about Camden Point’s history

What year was Camden Point founded?

The Camden Point post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From 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.