Welcome to Cairo ...

Cairo is located in Crockett County<1>.

The location of 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 Cairo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Cairo is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cairo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Cairo: (731)

Communities Also Named Cairo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Cairo: This one is located in Crockett County and the other is located in Sumner County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), Oregon, 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.

• Dyersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
• Brownsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Humboldt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <4>
• Trenton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Bells
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
  • Bells is located in Crockett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <4>
• Alamo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Crockett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
• Dyer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
• Halls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <4>
• Bruceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cairo post office opened in 1872.

We also found Cairo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

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 State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/