Welcome to Cambria ...

Cambria is located in Hillsdale County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cambria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Cambria is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Cambria: (517)

Communities Also Named Cambria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Cambria - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland (2), Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Cambria ...

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

• Coldwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
• Hillsdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <4>
• Montpelier
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Jonesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Quincy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
• Pioneer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
• Litchfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Reading
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cambria ...

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

Adding Cambria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cambria 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 Cambria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cambria post office opened in 1841.

We also found Cambria in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cambria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hillsdale County: www.co.hillsdale.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/