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Welcome to Cairo ...

Cairo is located in Prentiss County<1>.

Cairo is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cairo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cairo: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Cairo ...

While we believe that this Cairo is located in Prentiss County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Cairo. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay and Pontotoc County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 29 communities that are also named Cairo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 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.

  • Corinth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Booneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
  • Farmington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Belmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jumpertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen is located in Alcorn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Tishomingo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Prentiss, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cairo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Cairo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Cairo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.