Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Cairo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cairo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Lentzville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gipsy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Cartwright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Mount Rozell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Good Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- O'Neal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Hay's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Marbuts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Veto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pettusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lesters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lesters is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Comer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cairo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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