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Cairo Junction is located in Greene County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Cairo Junction, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cairo Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Cairo Junction: Cairo Jct. (or less commonly used: Cairo Jctn.)

Cairo Junction is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cairo Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cairo Junction is within the (518) area code.

Websites for Cairo Junction ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cairo Junction, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Cairo Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cairo Junction - they are located in Illinois and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cairo Junction.

Communities near Cairo Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cairo Junction.

  • Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Catskill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
    • Catskill is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
  • Saugerties
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ravena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coxsackie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Valatie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Athens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Philmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Kinderhook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cairo Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cairo Junction. 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 Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cairo Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Cairo Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cairo Junction ...

Looking for more information about Cairo Junction? 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 Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cairo Junction.

Adding Cairo Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cairo Junction in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cairo Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cairo Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cairo Junction.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cairo Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cairo Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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