Welcome to Cameo ...
So far, we found very little information about Cameo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cameo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cameo, please Contact Us.
Cameo would have been located within present day Meriwether County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cameo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cameo is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Cameo was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Cameo (for example, toward Valley (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Communities Also Named Cameo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cameo - they are located in California, Colorado, 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.
- Lawrences Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- LaGrange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Troup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <5>
- Carrolls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Mountain Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,918 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Waverly Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Hall
- Waverly Hall is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly Hall <5>
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.
Adding Cameo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cameo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cameo was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cameo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cameo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Meriwether, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cameo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |