Campville Ghost Town

Alachua County, Florida29.6664, -82.1183

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.2 miHawthorne, FL
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
5.4 miEarleton
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Campville. No free-licensed photo yet.

Campville is a former settlement in Alachua County, Florida, listed among the ghost towns of Florida.

On the map

20 mi40 miGainesvillePalatkaAlachuaNewberryStarkeWillistonLake ButlerCampville
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Campville. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hawthorne, FL, about 5.2 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Gainesville, FL, 14 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Earleton5.4 mi north
  2. Rochelle7.7 mi southwest
  3. Island Grove15 mi south
  4. Sampson City18 mi north
  5. Hague20 mi west
  6. Newnansville24 mi northwest
  7. Traxler28 mi northwest
  8. Kerr City29 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°6743Jan7146Feb7650Mar8256Apr8763May9070Jun9172Jul9072Aug8869Sep8261Oct7551Nov6945DecJan: 3.3 inFeb: 2.7 inMar: 3.5 inApr: 2.7 inMay: 3.1 inJun: 7.6 inJul: 6.7 inAug: 6.4 inSep: 5.0 inOct: 2.7 inNov: 1.8 inDec: 2.9 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Gainesville Rgnl Ap. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Gainesville Rgnl Ap station (USW00012816), 9.6 miles away. About 48.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationAlachua County, Florida
Coordinates29.66639, -82.11833
Also known asCampville, Florida
SourcesWikidata Q56290810 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Campville ghost town?

In Alachua County, Florida, at 29.6664, -82.1183. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hawthorne, FL, about 5.2 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Gainesville, FL, 14 miles away.

Can you visit Campville?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Campville?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Gainesville Rgnl Ap. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Campville?

Yes. Earleton (5.4 mi), Rochelle (7.7 mi), Island Grove (15 mi), Sampson City (18 mi).

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