Welcome to Cairo ...

Cairo is located in Union 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 1898.

Cairo is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cairo is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Cairo ...

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

• El Dorado
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <4>
• Smackover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
  • Smackover is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <4>
• Stephens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
  • Stephens is located in Ouachita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <4>
• Norphlet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norphlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
  • Norphlet is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
• Junction City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
• Junction City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
• Louann
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
  • Louann is located in Ouachita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
• Lisbon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Union County
• Dumas City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
  • Dumas City is located in Union County
• Mount Holly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <4>

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 on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

We also found Cairo in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Cairo post office opened in 1898.

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 Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/