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Welcome to Cactus ...

Cactus is located in Franklin County<1>.

Cactus is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cactus lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cactus: 509

Communities Also Named Cactus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cactus - they are located in Arizona, California (2), Kansas and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Cactus ...

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

  • Othello
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Connell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mesa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
    • Mesa is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <3>
  • Kahlotus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hatton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Basin City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eltopia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cunningham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Windust
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
    • Windust is located in Franklin County
  • Magallon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magallon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
    • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cactus ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cactus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.