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History · Cameron

Cameron’s post office opened in 1855, and 62% of its homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 27 buildings. Below: 5 old photos and papers from 1899 on.

1855first post office
2on the National Register
62%homes built before 1940
5old photos & papers
1famous people
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From Cameron’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Cameron began

When was Cameron founded?

1855

The Cameron post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 861171 years
Founding year: the first Cameron post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Cameron’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Old housesHalf of Cameron’s homes were built before 1938.A historic districtThe Cameron Downtown takes in 27 historic buildings.
★ What stands out · The story so far

Cameron, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cameron yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cameron is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The population was 849 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1855. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 946 to 861 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the National Register

2 listings protect 28 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
28
each building in a district counts
first listed
1993
Cameron City Pool-PWA Project 1196
Cameron City Pool-PWA Project 1196Cameron Downtown
BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles listings

Neoclassical1
Colonial Revival1
Cameron City Pool-PWA Project 1196Building
Cameron DowntownNeoclassical

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Timeline

Cameron, 1855 to 1933

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1855Post officeThe Cameron post office opens
  3. 1888Born hereBill Chambers is born here
  4. 1899In the archiveCameron, West Virginia 1899
  5. 20th century
  6. 1912In the archivePomological Watercolor POM00000165
  7. 1933In the archiveView east, west front - McConaughey Building, 1 Waynesburg Avenue
By decade

Cameron, decade by decade

3 decades in the archive, from the 1890s to the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s–1930s5 items
Cameron, West Virginia 18991899Cameron, West Virginia 1899Cameron, West Virginia 18991899Cameron, West Virginia 1899Pomological Watercolor POM000001651912Pomological Watercolor POM00000165View east, west front - McConaughey Building, 1 Waynesburg Avenue1933View east, west front - McConaughey Building, 1 Wayne…View south, north front and east side - Curved Building, 2 Main Street1933View south, north front and east side - Curved Buildi…
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 recent
WVMap-doton-Cameron2004WVMap-doton-Cameron
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Cameron, West Virginia 1899
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Finish Cameron’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Questions about Cameron’s history

What year was Cameron founded?

The Cameron post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Cameron?

Two places: the Cameron City Pool-PWA Project 1196 (listed 1993) and the Cameron Downtown (1998).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.