City of Cairo, Cairo Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States

Overview of Cairo

• Name:
  Cairo
• Official Name:
  City of Cairo
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Cairo Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States
  
• Surveys:
  Third Principal Meridian
  

  Range 1 East
  

  Townships: 17 South, 18 South

  Range 1 West
  

  Townships: 16 South, 17 South, 18 South
• County Seat of:
  Alexander County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:37.005329337° 00' 19.2"N

  Longitude:-89.176460889° 10' 35.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Elmwood Place 0.9 mi. NW
  • Wickliffe (Ballard County, Kentucky) 5.6 mi. SE
  • Mound City (Mound City Precinct, Pulaski County) 5.6 mi. N
  • Wilson City (Ohio Township, Mississippi County, Missouri) 6.3 mi. SW
  • Wyatt (Ohio Township, Mississippi County, Missouri) 7.1 mi. S
  • Mounds (Mounds Precinct, Pulaski County) 7.6 mi. N
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Green Lawn Memorial Gardens 0.8 mi. NW
  • Bird (Ohio Township, Mississippi County, Missouri) 2.5 mi. SW
  • Mound City National (Mound City Precinct, Pulaski County) 5.7 mi. N
  • Thompson (Tywappity Township, Mississippi County, Missouri) 5.7 mi. NW
  • Rush Ridge (Mississippi County, Missouri) 5.8 mi. S
  • Wickliffe (Wickliffe, Ballard County, Kentucky) 6.1 mi. E
  • Allen (Ohio Township, Mississippi County, Missouri) 6.2 mi. S
  • Griggs (Ohio Township, Mississippi County, Missouri) 6.3 mi. S
  • Cone Creek (Ballard County, Kentucky) 6.7 mi. E
  • Wyatt (Mississippi County, Missouri) 7.3 mi. S
  • Saint Marys (Mounds, Mounds Precinct, Pulaski County) 8 mi. N
  • Thistlewood (Mounds, Mounds Precinct, Pulaski County) 8 mi. N
• Population:
  3,352
• Elevation:
  98 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  888351529
• Updated Apr 27, 2020