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Welcome to Cato ...

Cato is located in Crawford County<1>.

Cato was founded in 1854.

Cato is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cato: 620

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, Indiana, 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.

  • Pittsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fort Scott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
    • Fort Scott has also been known as:
    • Fort Scott City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <3>
  • Frontenac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Girard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Arma is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <3>
  • Liberal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Mulberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mindenmines
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Arcadia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Uniontown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 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.<4>

From that list, the Cato post office opened in 1858. The Cato post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cato.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Crawford, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/