[1][2] In the early days of East Camden, Cramer Hill was one of several constituent neighborhood names that included Pavonia, Beideman, Stockton, Rosedale, and Marlton.

The Pavonia name has become obsolete; Beideman was once known as "North Cramer Hill".

[3] The boundaries of Cramer Hill are sometimes considered to be State Street to the south, the Pavonia Railroad Yard and railroad lines to the east, 36th Street (also the border with Pennsauken Township) to the north, and the Delaware River to the west.

[4] The 36th Street station of the River Line light rail system is located at the northern end of the neighborhood.

The 35-acre (14 ha) Cramer Hill Nature Preserve opened in 2019 and is connected to Petty Island by a bridge at 36th Street.