Cairo, Oregon Explained

Official Name:Cairo, Oregon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Oregon##Location within the USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Malheur
Timezone:Mountain
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:Mountain
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Area Code:541
Coordinates:43.9961°N -117.0092°W
Elevation Ft:2192
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1118451[1]
Footnotes:Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Cairo is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] Its elevation is 2192feet above sea level.[1] It is about 4miles southwest of Ontario and a half mile north of Cairo Junction, where U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 26, running concurrently with Oregon Route 201, turn south towards Nyssa.[2] Route 201 also continues north from Cairo Junction through Cairo and towards Ontario.[2]

Cairo was a station on the Oregon Short Line Railroad (OSL) to Vale.[3] The OSL line is now part of the Union Pacific mainline. Cairo Elementary School in Cairo Junction is part of the Ontario School District; the school was built in 1957.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . November 28, 1980. [{{Gnis3|1118451}} Cairo]. February 1, 2017.
  2. Book: Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer . 7th . 2008 . . . 0-89933-347-8 . 79, 83.
  3. Web site: First-Level Ordering in Oregon . Avers, Henry G. . United States Department of Commerce. 1926 . 2009-12-22.
  4. Web site: Cairo Elementary School . Ontario School District . February 26, 2014.