gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 65 
Camarillo; town in Ventura County, California. A Spanish word meaning "small 
room." 
Camas; villages in Fremont County, Idaho; Missoula County, Montana; and Clarke 
County, Washington; 
Camas Valley; village in Douglas County, Oregon. The Indian name of a small 
onion which grows in those States. 
Cambria; county in Pennsylvania named from the ancient name of Wales. The 
word means "land of mountains." 
Cambria; village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, probably so named because of 
the Welsh settlers. 
Cambridge; township and village in Henry County, Illinois, named from the city 
in Massachusetts, the home of several of the founders. 
Cambridge; city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, named from the English 
university town, after the general court decided to establish a college then'. 
Twenty-two other places bear the name of the English town, two having the 
suffix "port" and one "springs." 
Cambridge; township and city in Guernsey County, Ohio, named from the town in 
Maryland, each being situated on a Wills Creek. 
Camden; city in Ouachita County, Arkansas, named from the city in South Carolina. 
Camden; county in Georgia, town in Knox County, Maine, county and city in same 
county in New Jersey, village in Oneida County, New York, county and village 
in same county in North Carolina, and town in Kershaw County, South Carolina; 
named for Chief Justice Pratt, Earl of Camden, a friend of the colonies during 
the Revolution. 
Camden; county in Missouri, named from Camden County, North Carolina. 
Camden; village in Preble County, Ohio, named from the city in New Jersey. 
Camels Hump; peak in the Green Mountains, Vermont, so named from its resem- 
blance to the hump of a camel. 
Cameron; parish, and town in same parish, in Louisiana, county, and village in same 
county, in Pennsylvania, and town in Marshall County, West Virginia, named 
for Simon Cameron. 
Cameron; city in Clinton County, Missouri, named forjudge Elisha Cameron, of 
Clay County, Missouri. 
Cameron; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Dugald Cameron, agent 
for the Pultney estate. 
Cameron; town in Monroe County, North Carolina, named for a prominent family 
in the county. 
Cameron; town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, named for J. Don Cameron, 
United States Senator from Pennsylvania. 
Cameron; county, and city in Milam County, in Texas, named for Ervin or Erving 
Cameron, who fell in the expedition against Meir. 
Camillus; village in Onondaga County, New York, built within the State Land 
Board limits, and named by members of the board for the Roman magistrate. 
Camp; county in Texas, named for J. L. Camp, prominent lawyer. 
Campbell; county in Georgia, named for Col. Duncan G. Campbell, of the State 
legislature. 
Campbell; county in Kentucky, named for John Campbell, of the State senate. 
Campbell; county in Steuben County, New York, named for the Campbell family, 
early settlers. 
Campbell; county, and village in same county, in South Dakota, named for Gen. < !. 
T. Campbell, pioneer. 
Campbell; county in Tennessee, named for Col. Arthur Campbell. 
Campbell; county in Virginia, named for Gen. William Campbell, an officer of the 
American Revolution. 
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