Cameron Area Community and Schools: {not inclusive list}

Around 1800, the first settler arrived near the present community of Cameron. The town was formed from the Town of Addison in 1822. Parts of Cameron were lost on the founding of the towns of Thurston (1844) and Rathbone (1856). The New York and Erie Railroad line through Cameron opened in September 1850.

Communities and locations in the Town of Cameron

  • Bonny Hill – A location in the northeast part of the town and northeast of North Cameron.
  • Boyds Corner – A location south of South Cameron on Jackson Hill Road.
  • Cameron – The hamlet of Cameron by the junction of County Roads 10 and 119 by the Canisteo River.
  • Cameron Mills – A hamlet by the town line in the southeast part of the town.
  • North Cameron – A hamlet near the north town line on County Road 10A.
  • South Cameron – A hamlet southwest of Cameron hamlet, located on Jackson Hill Road.
  • West Cameron – A hamlet northwest of Cameron hamlet on Route 119.
Source: wikipedia.org [Cameron, NY]
Cameron lies partly in the valley of the Canisteo. Cameron was named in honor of Dugald Cameron, one of the early settlers of Bath. Its northern portion forms the watershed from which flow tributaries of the Conhocton river on the east, and the Canisteo river on the west and south. The land along the valley of the Canisteo is quite productive, as well as that in the uplands of the north and east, and many fine farms are to be found. The New York Lake Erie and Western R. R., passes through its southern limits, having three stations in the township.

Lumbering was carried on extensively for many years. There was an Indian settlement in Cameron, as late as 1804. There were 95 citizens of Cameron engaged in the war of the rebellion, the Union army.

Source: genealogytrails.com [Cameron]
Oregon School House in Cameron, NY

Oregon House was built in 1869, an excerpt from the book “Steuben County, The First 200 Years,” captured a snapshot in time of the school’s operations.

The school house would live a second life as a community center. An Aug. 22, 1932 article in the Corning Evening Leader recalled the site being heralded as a historic landmark back then and a continued hub of activity.

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The 1,990-acre Cameron State Forest includes Cameron Pond, two smaller ponds, a gas pipeline down the middle and a native grassland field near the southern end. Today, Cameron and all state forests in New York are managed for multiple benefits to serve the needs of the people of New York. Sustainable management practices will ensure a perpetual supply of timber, a diversity of wildlife habitats, compatible recreational opportunities and clean water.

Source: Dec.ny.gov [Cameron State Forest]