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>
While we didn't find Cairo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cairo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Ecru
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cherry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Esperanza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Esperanza is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
- Wallerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallerville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallerville
- Poolville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poolville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
- Thaxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pontotoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gallway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallway
- Ellistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Darden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Etta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Lafayette Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Toccopola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Algoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Myrtle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chesterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Keownville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keownville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keownville
- Chiwapa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chiwapa is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiwapa
- Furrs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Furrs is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
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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