Editing Cameron, New York (section)

== History ==
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Around 1800, the first settler arrived near the present community of Cameron. The town was formed from the [[Addison (town), New York|Town of Addison]] in 1822. Parts of Cameron were lost on the founding of the towns of [[Thurston, New York|Thurston]] (1844) and [[Rathbone, New York|Rathbone]] (1856).{{cn|date=April 2025}}

The [[New York and Erie Railroad]] line through Cameron opened in September 1850. The line, recently owned by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], with trains operated by NS and Canadian Pacific (the latter under haulage arrangements), was destroyed by [[Hurricane Agnes]] in 1972 and had to be rebuilt afterward.

The population of Cameron in 1905 was 1,217.