Camden County, Georgia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 17 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near St. Marys, Woodbine, Cumberland Island.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Georgia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Camden titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP7 of 17 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
17 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Camden County Courthouse | Woodbine | 1980 |
| Crooked River Site (9CAM118) | St. Marys | 1985 |
| Duck House | St. Marys | 1984 |
| Dungeness Historic District | St. Marys | 1984 |
| Greyfield | Cumberland Island | 2003 |
| High Point-Half Moon Bluff Historic District | St. Marys | 1978 |
| Kingsland Commercial Historic District | Kingsland | 1994 |
| Little Cumberland Island Lighthouse | St. Marys | 1989 |
| Main Road | St. Marys | 1984 |
| McIntosh, John Houstoun, Sugarhouse | St. Marys | 1992 |
| Orange Hall | St. Marys | 1973 |
| Plum Orchard Historic District | St. Marys | 1984 |
| Rayfield Archeological District | St. Marys | 1984 |
| St. Marys Historic District | St. Marys | 1976 |
| Stafford Plantation Historic District | St. Marys | 1984 |
| Table Point Archeological District | St. Marys | 1984 |
| Woodbine Historic District | Woodbine | 1999 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBCamden was formed in 1777 (1777-02-07) from St.
CAMDEN created from St. Thomas Parish and St. Mary Parish as one of Georgia's original counties; St. Thomas Parish and St. Mary Parish eliminated.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusCamden County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305 | 1,681 | 4,342 | 6,075 | 5,420 | 6,183 | 7,669 | 6,969 | 5,910 | 7,322 | 9,975 | 13,371 | 43,664 | 54,768 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Island National Seashore | Park unit | 20.7 km |
| Fort Frederica National Monument | Park unit | 42.0 km |
| Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve | Park unit | 57.9 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS37 cemeteries and 9 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 37 of 37 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Baileys Mill Cemetery |
| Benton Cemetery |
| Black Hammock Cemetery |
| Brazell Peeples Cemetery |
| Burnt Fort Cemetery |
| Carlton Cemetery |
| Carnegie Cemetery |
| Ceylon Cemetery |
| Clark Bluff Cemetery |
| Cole Cemetery |
| Cumberland Cemetery |
| Daniels Cemetery |
| Ella Park Cemetery |
| Fairfield Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Haddock Cemetery |
| Harrell Cemetery |
| Homeward Cemetery |
| Horse Stamp Cemetery |
| Hull Cemetery |
| Kingsland Union Cemetery |
| Kinlaw Cemetery |
| Lawnwood Cemetery |
| Mallets Cemetery |
| Manning Cemetery |
| Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Quarterman Cemetery |
| Sheffield Cemetery |
| Stafford Cemetery |
| Tompkins Cemetery |
| Victory Cemetery |
| Whitaker Cemetery |
| Woodbine Cemetery |
| Zion Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 9 of 9
| Name |
|---|
| Bell View |
| Ella Park |
| Germantown |
| Goldsborough |
| Gross Still |
| Lampadocia |
| Marianna |
| Refuge |
| Vacuna |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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