Do you know of East Cairo ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about East Cairo. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with East Cairo.<1>

We found mention of East Cairo as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Ballard County, Kentucky.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for East Cairo ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about East Cairo:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for East Cairo - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for East Cairo.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 21/23302   (Place Name: East Cairo)

County: Ballard     (FIPS State/County: 21/007)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, East Cairo) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Ballard County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Ballard County.