Cairo, Kansas
Cairo is an unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. It is located between the cities of Pratt and Cunningham, roughly 11 miles east of Pratt.
History
Cairo had a post office from 1887 until 1922. 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. The town functioned as a shipment point for the surrounding countryside.
Education
The community is served by Pratt USD 382 public school district.
References
- ^ "Cairo, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank (1912). Kansas; a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. p. 268. ISBN 978-1343588950.
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