Welcome to Cameo ...

Cameo is located in Mesa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cameo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Cameo is 4,780 feet [1,457 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cameo is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cameo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cameo: 970

Communities Also Named Cameo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cameo - they are located in California, 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.

• Grand Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grand Junction
  • From Cameo to Grand Junction
• Palisade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
  • Palisade is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <3>
• De Beque
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Beque
  • De Beque is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Beque <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to De Beque
  • From Cameo to De Beque
• Clifton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <3>
• Mesa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mesa
  • From Cameo to Mesa
• Fruitvale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Fruitvale is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <3>
• Whitewater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <3>
• Molina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molina
  • Molina is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molina <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Molina
  • From Cameo to Molina
• Orchard Mesa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mesa
  • Orchard Mesa is located in Mesa County
• Redlands
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
  • Redlands is located in Mesa 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 Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cameo in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Cameo post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cameo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/