Abandoned Record
About Camden
Camden is an unincorporated community in east central Polk County, Texas, United States. It is located at the junction of Farm to Market Roads 942 and 62, eighty miles north-northwest of Beaumont.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Camden, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Camden is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Camden
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Beaumont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Camden sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Beaumont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Camden sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Beaumont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Livingston sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Livingston sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Camden
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Camden": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Camden, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5025715.
- USGS GNIS 1353595.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).