New Cambria

History

New Cambria was first named "Stockton", and under the latter name laid out in 1861 and named after James Stocks, a railroad man. The present name New Cambria means "New Wales". A post office called New Cambria has been in operation since 1864. The Gardner and Tinsley Filling Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Geography

New Cambria is in southwestern Macon County. Missouri Route 149 passes through the city as Main Street and East Roberts Street, leading north to Ethel. U.S. Route 36 passes just south of the city limits, leading east to Macon, the county seat, and west to Brookfield. The Brookfield Subdivision of BNSF Railway runs east-west through the center of the city. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, New Cambria has a total area of , of which , or 0.44%, are water. The city sits on a low ridge which drains east toward the Chariton River and west to Puzzle Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Chariton.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• MACON CO. HIGH
  High · NEW CAMBRIA · 51 students · 7.3:1 ratio
• MACON CO. ELEM.
  Elementary · NEW CAMBRIA · 44 students · 5.5:1 ratio
• CALLAO ELEM.
  Elementary · CALLAO · 39 students · 19.5:1 ratio