Camargo Kentucky Map

About Camargo, Kentucky

Camargo is a locality in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 874. The population density is 151.4 people per km². Camargo is located at 37.9942°N, 83.8877°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40353.

Camargo rests in a fold of Montgomery County, where the land begins its slow, persistent climb toward the rolling hills that cradle the Kentucky River watershed. It lies 28.0 miles north-east of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 52°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-east of Mount Sterling. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of mown hay and damp earth, a perfume of the turning seasons. Fields of corn, their stalks a vibrant green against the deep blue of the summer sky, stretch out like rumpled blankets, interspersed with patches of darker woodland where oak and hickory trees stand sentinel. The terrain is a gentle push and pull of inclines, the roads often following the natural contours of the land, dipping into hollows and rising to afford glimpses of distant, hazy ridges. Small streams, their banks often lined with ferns and moss-covered stones, murmur their way through the landscape, catching the sunlight in brief, fleeting flashes. The history of Camargo is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its people and the land they cultivate. This was a place where farming, primarily livestock and corn, was the lifeblood for generations, a tradition that still hums beneath the surface of everyday life. The local economy, though diversified in recent times, still feels the echo of those agricultural roots, with the rhythm of planting and harvest influencing the pace of the community. One might still find old barns with their weathered timbers silhouetted against the twilight, silent witnesses to a past where the bounty of the earth was the primary concern. The character of Camargo is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighbors still know each other's names and the days unfold with a deliberate, unhurried grace, much like the slow-moving clouds drifting across the expansive Kentucky sky.

About This Camargo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Camargo, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.994247, -83.887698. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Camargo and Montgomery County.

Detailed location data for Camargo includes the ZIP code (40353), telephone area code (502), county seat of Montgomery County (Mount Sterling), and school district assignment (Montgomery County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Camargo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.