Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cairo had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cairo had a population of 273 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moberly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Levick Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Levick Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levick Mill
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Excello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cox is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Randolph Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
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- Chariton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chariton is located in Macon County
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- Duncans Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- College Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- College Mound is located in Macon County
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- Renick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Thomas Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mount Airy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
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- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Higbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kaseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cairo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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