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.
- Octagon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Battle Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ash Grove is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Brookston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Grove is located in White County
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- Montmorenci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Americus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Chalmers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chalmers is located in White County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Otterbein
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buck Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Colburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colburn is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Monitor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
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- Smithson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smithson is located in White County
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- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Shadeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Pyrmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
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- Delphi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sleeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sleeth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeth
- Yeoman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
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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