Welcome to Cameron ...

Cameron is located in Nez Perce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cameron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Cameron is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cameron is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Cameron: (208) & (986)<3>

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), Georgia, 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.

• Orofino
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
  • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <5>
• Lapwai
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapwai have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
  • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <5>
• Genesee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Genesee is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <5>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Juliaetta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta
  • Juliaetta is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliaetta <5>
• Deary
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deary
  • Deary is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deary <5>
• Culdesac
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
  • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <5>
• Kendrick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
  • Kendrick is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <5>
• Bovill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill
  • Bovill is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovill <5>
• Peck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cameron post office opened in 1881.

We also found Cameron in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Nez Perce County: www.co.nezperce.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/