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Welcome to Cameronsville ...

Cameronsville is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cameronsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Cameronsville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cameronsville (for example, toward Trenton (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Cameronsville: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Cameronsville ...

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

  • Thompsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
  • Jasper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
  • South Pittsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Henagar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
  • Trenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Stevenson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Morganville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
  • Kimball
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kimball is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <4>
  • Durham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people

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 Cameronsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cameronsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cameronsville. 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 Cameronsville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cameronsville ...

Looking for more information about Cameronsville? 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 Cameronsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cameronsville.

Adding Cameronsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cameronsville 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 (so far) for Cameronsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cameronsville post office opened in 1921. The Cameronsville post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cameronsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cameronsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Cameronsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Cameronsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/