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.
- Jacinto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Altitude
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Iuka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
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- Rienzi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
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- Booneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
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- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Maud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Colbert County (AL)
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- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Margerum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Kendrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County
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- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hazeldell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hazeldell is located in Prentiss County
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- Short
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
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- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
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- Blackland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Kossuth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Kirkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Pleasant Site
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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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