Welcome to Cato ...

Cato is located in Pike County<1>.

The location of Cato has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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).

The area code for Cato: (812)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Huntingburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <4>
• Oakland City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City
  • Oakland City is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland City <4>
• Petersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
• Lynnville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
  • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <4>
• Winslow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>
• Montgomery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Holland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
• Francisco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
  • Francisco is located in Gibson County
  • 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 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.

We also found Cato on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cato.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cato. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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