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Welcome to Cato ...

Cato is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cato, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Cato is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cato lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Cato (for example, toward Hazleton), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Cato: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Cato ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cato - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cato ...

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

  • Jasper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Huntingburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Petersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
  • Lynnville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winslow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Francisco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Francisco is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 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 Cato. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cato.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cato ...

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

Adding Cato to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cato 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 (so far) for Cato was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cato post office opened in 1894. The Cato post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cato.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cato - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Cato area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Cato area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/