Welcome to Cameron ...

Cameron is located in Screven County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cameron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cameron has a population of 5,012 people<3> (see below for details).

Cameron is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cameron lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Cameron: (912)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cameron had an population of 5,012 people. This is a decrease of 6.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cameron had a population of 5,360 people (which is 36.96% of the total population of Screven County).

The population of Cameron represents 0.06% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 5,360 people, the population of Cameron decreased 5.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,669 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cameron.

Communities Also Named Cameron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Cameron - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Colorado (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cameron ...

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

• Statesboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
  • Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <5>
• Sylvania
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Screven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <5>
• Brooklet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklet
  • Brooklet is located in Bulloch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklet <5>
• Portal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Portal is located in Bulloch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <5>
• Newington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
  • Newington is located in Screven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <5>
• Oliver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Oliver is located in Screven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <5>
• Kites Spur ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
  • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
• Register
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
  • Register is located in Bulloch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <5>
• Eagle Court
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
  • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
• Rocky Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <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 Cameron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cameron.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cameron ...

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

Adding Cameron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cameron 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 Cameron was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863.

We also found Cameron in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Cameron post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cameron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/