Welcome to Cambria ...

Cambria is located in Blue Earth County<1>.

The location of Cambria has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cambria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Cambria is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cambria lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Cambria: (507)

Communities Also Named Cambria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Cambria - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland (2), Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cambria.

Communities near Cambria ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cambria.

• Mankato
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
  • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <4>
• North Mankato
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
  • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <4>
• New Ulm
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm
  • New Ulm is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ulm <4>
• Saint Peter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <4>
• Lake Crystal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
  • Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <4>
• Madelia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelia
  • Madelia is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madelia <4>
• Nicollet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
  • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <4>
• Kasota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasota
  • Kasota is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasota <4>
• Lafayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Hanska
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanska
  • Hanska is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanska <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cambria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cambria.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cambria. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cambria.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cambria. See our Newspapers Page for Cambria.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cambria ...

Looking for more information about Cambria? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cambria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cambria.

Adding Cambria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cambria in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cambria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cambria post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cambria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cambria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blue Earth County: www.co.blue-earth.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/