Welcome to Cairo ...

Cairo is located in Malheur County<1>.

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

Cairo is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cairo is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Cairo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Cairo: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Cairo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Cairo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cairo.

Communities near Cairo ...

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

• Payette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payette
  • Payette is located in Payette County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payette <5>
• Fruitland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Payette County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <5>
• Weiser
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
  • Weiser is located in Washington County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <5>
• Nyssa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyssa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
  • Nyssa is located in Malheur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <5>
• Parma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Canyon County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <5>
• Vale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
  • Vale is located in Malheur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <5>
• New Plymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Plymouth
  • New Plymouth is located in Payette County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Plymouth <5>
• Adrian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Malheur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <5>
• Buckingham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Buckingham is located in Payette County (ID)
• Washoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe
  • Washoe is located in Payette County (ID)

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 Cairo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cairo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Cairo.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cairo ...

Looking for more information about 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 Cairo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cairo.

Adding Cairo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cairo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cairo was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Cairo mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cairo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/