Welcome to West Cairo ...

West Cairo is located in Allen County<1>.

The location of West Cairo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Cairo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for West Cairo: W. Cairo

West Cairo is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Cairo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for West Cairo: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities near West Cairo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Cairo.

• Lima
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <5>
• Wapakoneta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapakoneta
  • Wapakoneta is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapakoneta <5>
• Delphos
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
  • Delphos is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphos <5>
• Ada
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
• Ottawa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• Bluffton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• Fort Shawnee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
  • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
• Spencerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
  • Spencerville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerville <5>
• Columbus Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Grove
  • Columbus Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Grove <5>
• Leipsic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Cairo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Cairo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Cairo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Cairo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Cairo. See our Newspapers Page for West Cairo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Cairo ...

Looking for more information about West Cairo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Cairo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Cairo.

Adding West Cairo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Cairo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Cairo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Cairo post office opened in 1852.

We also found West Cairo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Cairo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Cairo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allen County: www.co.allen.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/