Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Cairo came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Cairo in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Cairo. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Cairo data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Cairo:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Cairo is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Cairo in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Cairo for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Cairo. See our Misc Page for Cairo for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Cairo:

Cairo was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/