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Welcome to Cameo ...

Cameo is located in Fresno County<1>.

Cameo is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cameo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cameo: 559

Communities Also Named Cameo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cameo - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, New Mexico and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cameo ...

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

  • Fresno
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clovis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sanger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Selma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
  • Parlier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kerman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Kingsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Calwa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
    • Calwa is located in Fresno County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cameo ...

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

Adding Cameo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cameo 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 Cameo was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cameo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cameo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.