Camp Springs

Named for W. H. Camp, an early settler who built a dugout in 1878 at springs, one-half mile northwest of here. Petrified trees--one 300 feet tall--and bones of prehistoric animals have been found in area. Tools, pictographs in nearby cave indicate Indians camped here. Emigrant trail to California, blazed in 1849 by Army Captain R. B. Marcy, came through region. General Robert E. Lee followed part of same trail searching for hostile Comanches in 1856. Both men made camp at Green Springs, six miles southwest. Post office was established, 1891. (1967)

Camp Springs is a historical marker in Snyder, Scurry County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Scurry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7600, -100.6919 near Snyder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Greene Springs and Site of Archeological Discoveries (1.5 miles southwest) (historical marker), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Former Townsite of Wheat, Hermleigh, and St. John's Catholic Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415003826. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.