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 425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cairo had a population of 252 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Cornwallis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwallis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cornwallis
- From Cairo to Cornwallis
- Cokeleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cokeleys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cokeleys
- From Cairo to Cokeleys
- Nutter Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Cantwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cantwell
- From Cairo to Cantwell
- Hartley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
- Petroleum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Petroleum
- From Cairo to Petroleum
- Rusk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rusk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rusk
- From Cairo to Rusk
- Ellenboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ellenboro
- From Cairo to Ellenboro
- League
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to League
- From Cairo to League
- Cisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cisco
- From Cairo to Cisco
- Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxbow
- From Cairo to Oxbow
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Finch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Smithville
- From Cairo to Smithville
- Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schultz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Schultz
- From Cairo to Schultz
- Briggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Borland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Deerwalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Freeport
- From Cairo to Freeport
- Calcutta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Goffs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Adlai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adlai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adlai
- From Cairo to Adlai
- Horseneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horseneck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Horseneck
- From Cairo to Horseneck
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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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |