Nearest Communities to Cairo,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Cairo, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Cairo:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Cairo.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Cairo is located in Coal County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coal County: Atoka, Hughes, Johnston, Pittsburg & Pontotoc.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 88 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cairo. Of these communities, 78 are located in counties other than Coal County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Cairo (which is Coal County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Cairo
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Coal County (where Cairo resides)
- County Website: https://coal.okcounties.org/
- County Seat for Coal: Coalgate
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cairo ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cairo.
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Coalgate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Lehigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Centrahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Tupelo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clarita
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Jesse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Jesse is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jesse
- Atoka County
- County Seat for Atoka: Atoka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cairo ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cairo.
- Burg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burg is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burg
- Chockie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chockie is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chockie
- Wardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flora is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Limestone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Limestone Gap is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Atoka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fugate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fugate is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate
- Redden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Redden is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Bruno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bruno is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
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- Half Bank Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Half Bank Crossing is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Bank Crossing
- Tushka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tushka is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Negro Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Negro Bend is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negro Bend
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Atoka County
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- Daisy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Atoka County
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- Taloah
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taloah is located in Atoka County
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- Payton Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Payton Crossing is located in Atoka County
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- Goss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Goss is located in Atoka County
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- Caney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bentley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bentley is located in Atoka County
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- Crystal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Farris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Farris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Farris is located in Atoka County
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- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Atoka County
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- Hughes County
- County Seat for Hughes: Holdenville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cairo ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cairo.
- Non
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Non is located in Hughes County
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- Rock Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Citra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Citra is located in Hughes County
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- Gerty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gerty is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Stuart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Calvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Johnston County
- County Seat for Johnston: Tishomingo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cairo ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cairo.
- Bromide Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bromide Junction is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide Junction
- Wapanucka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bromide
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pontotoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pontotoc is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Connerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg County
- County Website: https://pittsburg.okcounties.org/
- County Seat for Pittsburg: McAlester
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cairo ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cairo.
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Kiowa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ward Springs is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs
- Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Pine Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Top is located in Pittsburg County
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- Haywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Blanco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Savanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cabaniss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cabaniss is located in Pittsburg County
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- Halley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halley is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
- Chambers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
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- Arpelar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arpelar is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpelar
- Ti
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ti is located in Pittsburg County
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- Frink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frink is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frink
- Arch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arch is located in Pittsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
- Pontotoc County
- County Seat for Pontotoc: Ada
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cairo ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cairo.
- Lula
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lula is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Jaydee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jaydee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaydee
- Leader
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leader is located in Pontotoc County
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- Jesse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Stonewall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coil
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coil is located in Pontotoc County
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- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steedman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steedman is located in Pontotoc County
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- Frisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Harden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
- Union Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union Valley is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Happyland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Happyland is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happyland
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- Fittstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franks is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Ahloso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Pushmataha County
- County Seat for Pushmataha: Antlers
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cairo ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cairo.
- Jumbo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Pushmataha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Miller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller is located in Pushmataha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Adel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adel is located in Pushmataha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cairo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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