Cache, Illinois

Cache, Illinois North Cairo
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°06′00″N89°15′41″W / 37.10000°N 89.26139°W / 37.10000; -89.26139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Alexander
Precinct	Cache
Platted	January 20, 1904
Elevation [1]	335 ft (102 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	62962
Area code	618
GNIS feature ID	424696 [1]

Cache is an unincorporated community in Cache Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Cache, sometimes called North Cairo, was laid out on January 20, 1904, for B.M. Cyril, President of City Manufacturing Company. ^[2] Cache is located near the Mississippi River, west of Mounds. It is served by Illinois Route 3. The Beech Ridge Post Office was moved to Bourland's store, operated by O.R. Bourland, and renamed Cache. It opened on October 15, 1914. Cache once had a post office, which closed on October 5, 2002. ^[3]

Education

It is in the Cairo School District. ^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache, Illinois
2. Ghost Towns of Southern Illinois by Glenn J. Sneed p.3
3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Alexander County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 23, 2022.
   Compare to: "GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP ALEXANDER COUNTY ILLINOIS" (PDF). Illinois Department of Transportation . Retrieved February 23, 2022.