Cache, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Cache
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Nickname:North Cairo
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Alexander
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:335
Coordinates:37.1°N -89.2614°W
Area Code:618
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:424696

Cache is an unincorporated community in 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.[1] 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.[2]

Education

It is in the Cairo School District.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ghost Towns of Southern Illinois by Glenn J. Sneed p.3
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. September 25, 2011. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Alexander County, IL. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-02-23.
    Compare to: Web site: GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP ALEXANDER COUNTY ILLINOIS. Illinois Department of Transportation. 2022-02-23.