Cameron, Missouri
Cameron is a city of 8,519 people in Caldwell County, Missouri, founded in 1830.
Why visit Cameron
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 21 places to eat and 8 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Old School of Cameron, Cameron Community Park at Old Somerville and Cameron Veteran's Memorial Golf Club.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 87°F; January lows average 15°F.
Weather in Cameron
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Cameron
Cameron is a city in Clinton, DeKalb and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 8,513 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Cameron, Missouri (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes21
China Garden Buffet
Restaurant · Chinese · 0.6 mi
606 East Baldwin Street, Cameron
Mo-Su 06:00-00:00
Sonic
Fast food · Burger
815 North Walnut, Cameron
Mo-Th 06:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 06:00-23:00; Su 08:00-22:00
9 more on the map.
Where to stay8
History
In 1854, Samuel McCorkle platted the town of Somerville. When the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad (a line whose founders included the father of Mark Twain and which was to deliver the first mail of the Pony Express) proposed coming through the area, the line claimed the area around Somerville was too steep for the rail, so he platted a new community 1.5 miles to the west in what is now Downtown Cameron just one year after the founding of Sommerville in 1855 . Since the Hannibal and St.Joseph Railroad Company could not come through Sommerville McCorkle had Judge Stokes and his son Edmund D. Stokes move all the buildings from Sommerville to the new town of Cameron that was named for the maiden name of his wife, Malinda Cameron. McCorkle Park is still Cameron's centerpiece park.
During the 1860s, as fierce competition raged for the starting point of the First transcontinental railroad, there was competition to get the Hannibal & St. Joseph (which at the time was the farthest west railroad connected to the main rail network) to cross the Missouri River. Omaha, Nebraska was to win the fight when the Union Pacific started the railroad west from there. However, there was no bridge connecting it to the rest of the network.
From the History section of Cameron, Missouri on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship19
Cameron Restoration Branch Church
Church · Restoration Latter-Day Saints · 1.0 mi
1008 West 3rd Street, Cameron
Cameron Church of Christ
Church · Church Of Christ · 1.1 mi
1020 Walnut Terrace, Cameron
Cameron Church of the Nazarene
Church · Nazarene · 0.8 mi
206 Lovers Lane, Cameron
Crossroads Assembly of God Church
Church · Assemblies Of God · 0.7 mi
919 North Harris Street, Cameron
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 0.5 mi
924 North Pine Street, Cameron
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Latter-Day Saints · 0.4 mi
1100 East Grand Avenue, Cameron
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging9
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare3
Map of Cameron
85 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 15°F | 1.1 in |
| Feb | 40°F | 19°F | 1.3 in |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 2.5 in |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.7 in |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.3 in |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.7 in |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 4.6 in |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 4.2 in |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 4.2 in |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 2.9 in |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 2.7 in |
| Dec | 40°F | 21°F | 1.8 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Cameron (1 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Caldwell County has had 15 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2021-09-01: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-03-26: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-07-09: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2015-08-07: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2011-03-23: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 miles away.
- Hamilton 12 mi east, about 20 min by car
- Lathrop 13 mi south, about 22 min by car
- Plattsburg 18 mi southwest, about 29 min by car
- Gallatin 18 mi northeast, about 29 min by car
- Lawson 21 mi south, about 35 min by car
- Kearney 28 mi south, about 45 min by car
- Excelsior Springs 28 mi south, about 45 min by car
- Smithville 30 mi southwest, about 48 min by car
- St. Joseph 31 mi west, about 50 min by car
- Liberty 36 mi south, about 58 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Cameron-town, The original uploader was Americasroof at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- U.S Route 69 Junction with Business Route 36 in Cameron, Missouri, Rdhansen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Xysticus texanus 75311566, Kaden Stebbins, CC0
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