Welcome to Cameo ...

So far, we found very little information about Cameo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cameo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cameo, please Contact Us.

Cameo would have been located within present day Roosevelt County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cameo is 4,130 feet [1,259 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cameo is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Cameo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cameo (for example, toward Muleshoe (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Cameo was located: 575

Communities Also Named Cameo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cameo - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cameo ...

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

• Clovis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• Portales
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
  • Portales is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <4>
• Farwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
• Texico
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
  • Texico is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <4>
• Saint Vrain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
  • Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <4>
• Floyd
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
• Dora
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Dora is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
• Bovina
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Bovina is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <4>
• Stegall
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Stegall is located in Bailey County (TX)
• Melrose
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <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 Cameo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cameo.

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

Adding Cameo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cameo 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 Cameo was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cameo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/