Cambria is a village in northwestern Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2010 census. Cambria was established in the early 1900s by brothers Tom and Evan John, owners of the Carterville and Big Muddy Coal Company, which had opened a mine in the area around 1904. The community was originally known as Laud…Cambria is a village in northwestern Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2010 census. Cambria was established in the early 1900s by brothers Tom and Evan John, owners of the Carterville and Big Muddy Coal Company, which had opened a mine in the area around 1904. The community was originally known as Lauder, but was changed to Cambria, the old Latin name for Wales, from which the John brothers hailed. A post office known as Reeves opened in 1905, but its name was changed to Cambria in 1911.
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