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Welcome to South Cairo ...

South Cairo is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Cairo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for South Cairo: S. Cairo

South Cairo is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Cairo: 518 & 838<3>

The ZIP code for South Cairo: 12482<4>

Websites for South Cairo ...

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

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

Communities near South Cairo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Cairo ...

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

Adding South Cairo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Cairo 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 (so far) for South Cairo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the South Cairo post office opened in 1837.

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the South Cairo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the South Cairo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as South Cairo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether South Cairo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/