Welcome to Cam ...
Cam is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Cam is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cam lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cam: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Cam ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cam.
- Brookhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beauregard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Wellman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Nola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Cobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
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 Cam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cam.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cam. 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 Cam.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cam. See our Newspapers Page for Cam.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cam ...
Looking for more information about Cam? 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 Cam, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cam.
Adding Cam to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cam 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 (so far) for Cam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cam post office opened in 1903. The Cam post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cam.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Cam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Cam area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |