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 573 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- South Cairo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
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- Gayhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Acra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Result
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Result is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
- Freehold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Durham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Greenville Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenville Center is located in Greene County
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- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- East Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Jewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haines Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Norton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
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- West Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Athens is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- Medway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Grapeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grapeville is located in Greene County
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- East Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Windham is located in Greene County
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- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saxton is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Greendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cornwallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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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