Cairo, Kansas

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Cairo, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°39′00″N98°33′16″W / 37.65000°N 98.55444°W / 37.65000; -98.55444
Country United States
State Kansas
County Pratt
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Cairo is an unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located between the cities of Pratt and Cunningham, roughly 11 miles east of Pratt.

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History

Cairo had a post office from 1887 until 1922. [2] In 1910, the town's population was 30, and it had a station on the Wichita & Pratt division of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. [3] The town functioned as a shipment point for the surrounding countryside. [3]

Education

The community is served by Pratt USD 382 public school district.

References

  1. ↑ "Cairo, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Blackmar, Frank (1912). Kansas; a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. p. 268. ISBN   978-1343588950.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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