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 Cairo had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Morven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McFarlan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Paris ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Anson County
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- Lilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Wadesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
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- Osborne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County
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- Rockingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roberdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
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- Deep Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County
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- Cheraw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Mangum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County
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- Ruby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Polkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Croghan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cash
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Ansonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Littles Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
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- Newtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Capels Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
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- Peachland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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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