De Camp is an extinct town in eastern
Phelps County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The community was located on the Elliott Branch of
Norman Creek, approximately three-quarters of one mile east of
Missouri Route F
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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
Ghost towns in Missouri
Former populated places in Phelps County, Missouri
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