Cameron is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Madison County,

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

, United States. The town is named after its founders, brothers James and Addison Bovey Cameron. Since 1919 the town has been located on U.S. Highway 287. The community is situated in a fertile valley that supports

ranch A ranch (from es, rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of a farm. These terms are most often ...

es. The valley abuts the

Madison Range The Madison Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho in the United States. The range was named in honor of future President of the United States, then U.S. Secretary of State James Madison by Meriwether Lewis ...

and the Sphinx Mountain is visible. The surrounding lands are part of Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.Cameron, Montana.
Southwest Montana Tourism.

References

Unincorporated communities in Montana Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Montana {{MadisonCountyMT-geo-stub