Welcome to Cairo ...

Cairo is located in Henderson 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 1840.

Cairo is 460 feet [140 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 (270) 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, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 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.

• Evansville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
• Henderson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Morganfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganfield
  • Morganfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganfield <4>
• Sebree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Sebree is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <4>
• Clay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
• Uniontown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
• Dixon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
• Corydon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
• Robards
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Robards is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <4>
• Waverly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cairo post office opened in 1840.

We also found Cairo in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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.

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