Welcome to Cameta ...
Cameta is located in Sharkey County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cameta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Cameta is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cameta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cameta: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Cameta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cameta.
- Hollandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rolling Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Louise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Mont Helena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Panther Burn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Delta City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Lorenzen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
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 Cameta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cameta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cameta. 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 Cameta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cameta. See our Newspapers Page for Cameta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cameta ...
Looking for more information about Cameta? 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 Cameta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cameta.
Adding Cameta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cameta 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 (so far) for Cameta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cameta post office opened in 1902. The Cameta post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cameta.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sharkey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cameta - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Cameta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Cameta 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/ |