Cairo, Oklahoma

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Cairo, Oklahoma
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Cairo
Location within the state of Oklahoma
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Cairo
Cairo (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°34′26″N96°07′55″W / 35.57389°N 96.13194°W / 35.57389; -96.13194
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Coal
Elevation
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640 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100257 [1]

Cairo is an unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. [1] It is located seven miles northeast of Coalgate. [2] The community was named after the town of Cairo, Illinois. [2] A post office operated in Cairo from March 28, 1902, to July 15, 1939. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cairo, Oklahoma
  2. 1 2 3 Shirk, George. Oklahoma Place Names, 2nd ed. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, Oklahoma. 1987. p.39.