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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cameron (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cameron. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cameron is located in Milam County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.

Below are the counties that are near Cameron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cameron:

  • Milam County     (The home county of Cameron)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cameron, with the one closest to Cameron listed first.
    • Edgeworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgeworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgeworth
      • From Cameron to Edgeworth
    • Meeks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
    • Cyclone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cyclone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cyclone
      • From Cameron to Cyclone
    • Rogers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ocker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocker
      • From Cameron to Ocker
    • Vilas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Heidenheimer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
      • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <3>
    • Academy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Little River-Academy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sparks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Oenaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oenaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oenaville
      • From Cameron to Oenaville
    • Little River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Holland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cameron, with the one closest to Cameron listed first.
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Stone City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
  • Burleson County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cameron, with the one closest to Cameron listed first.
    • Rosebud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Wilderville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilderville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilderville
      • From Cameron to Wilderville
    • Westphalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westphalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westphalia
      • From Cameron to Westphalia
    • Highbank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
      • Lott is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <3>
    • Durango
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Durango
      • From Cameron to Durango
    • Reagan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <3>
    • Chilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cameron, with the one closest to Cameron listed first.
    • Hicks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hicks
      • From Cameron to Hicks
    • Tanglewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanglewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tanglewood
      • From Cameron to Tanglewood
    • Lexington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cameron, with the one closest to Cameron listed first.
    • Calvert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hearne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <3>
    • Hammond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hammond
      • From Cameron to Hammond
    • Elliot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliot
      • From Cameron to Elliot
    • Mumford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <3>
    • Bremond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cameron, with the one closest to Cameron listed first.
    • Laneport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laneport
      • From Cameron to Laneport
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Friendship
      • From Cameron to Friendship
    • Hoxie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Thrall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <3>
    • Granger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cameron, see our County-by-County Page for Cameron.

Cemeteries Near Cameron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cameron.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cameron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cameron, with the one closest to Cameron listed first.

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Santa Monica Mausoleum
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Monica Mausoleum
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Monica Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cameron Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • F A Hernandez Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the F A Hernandez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the F A Hernandez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thatch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thatch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thatch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Culpepper Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culpepper Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culpepper Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnham - McCown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnham - McCown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnham - McCown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (311 more) ...
    • Resley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Story Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Story Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Story Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Piatka Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piatka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piatka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cameron had a population of 1,608 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cameron had a population of 5,410 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cameron, with the one closest to Cameron listed first.

  • Minerva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ben Arnold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
    • Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
  • Maysfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Milam County
  • Buckholts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
    • Buckholts is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <3>
  • Clarkson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Milam County
  • Jones Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Milano
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
    • Milano is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <3>
  • Branchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
  • Rockdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gause
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cameron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cameron.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cameron ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cameron.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cameron. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cameron and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cameron.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6> of Cameron.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cameron:

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cameron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cameron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cameron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8533, Longitude: -96.9772    









 

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