Cameron’s History
Cameron, Wisconsin was founded in 1879 when a small group of pioneers settled on the edge of a bluff 1-½ miles south of the present village of Cameron, at the location now referred to as Holmen’s Crossing. The people settled at this location because it became known through L.C. Stanley, a wealthy Chippewa Falls lumberman that the Chippewa Falls and Northern Railway would pass through their little settlement. The railroad was completed as far north as Old Cameron in 1882, and a station was opened in September of that year with R.A. Burton as the depot agent. The rails were continued on to Spooner in the spring. The land where Old Cameron was located was owned by L.C Stanley of Chippewa Falls, who platted it in 1882.
*Excerpt taken from Historical Album – Cameron Centennial 1879-1979 written by Carolyn Crotteau
Current Cameron, WI
The Village of Cameron is located in Barron County, Wisconsin. As of 2020 the census population is 1,872 citizens within the corporate boundaries of the Village. The Town of Stanley neighbors the Village’s boundaries.