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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cairo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cairo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cairo is located in Coal County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coal County: Atoka, Hughes, Johnston, Pittsburg & Pontotoc.

Below are the counties that are near Cairo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cairo:

  • Coal County     (The home county of Cairo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
    • Coalgate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillips
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Lehigh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <1>
    • Centrahoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
      • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <1>
    • Tupelo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <1>
    • Clarita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
    • Wardville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
      • Wardville is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <1>
    • Stringtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Atoka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bruno
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
    • Tushka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Lane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Daisy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Caney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bentley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
    • Farris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
    • Non
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
      • Non is located in Hughes County
    • Citra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
    • Gerty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <1>
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
    • Wapanucka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromide
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide
      • Bromide is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bromide <1>
    • Coleman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Connerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
    • Ashland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Kiowa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
    • Pittsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Haywood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Blanco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Savanna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chambers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
    • Arch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
    • Lula
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
      • Lula is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jesse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
      • Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
    • Stonewall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Allen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Harden City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
      • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
    • Fittstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Franks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
      • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
    • Homer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ahloso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ahloso. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
      • Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
  • Pushmataha County
    • Adel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Pushmataha County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cairo, see our County-by-County Page for Cairo.

Cemeteries Near Cairo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cairo.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cairo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.

  • Cairo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cairo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cairo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coalgate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coalgate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coalgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boggy Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggy Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggy Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wardville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wardville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wardville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lehigh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • Coal Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coal Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McKinney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stringtown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cairo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cairo.

Newspapers Published in Cairo ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cairo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cairo, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cairo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cairo:

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cairo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cairo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5906, Longitude: -96.1319       In this case, the coordinates for Cairo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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