Cairo is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Pratt County, Kansas
Pratt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Pratt. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,157. The county was named for Caleb Pratt, a U.S. soldier who died in the Battl ...
, United States.
It is located between the cities of
Pratt
Pratt is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A–F
* Abner Pratt (1801–1863), American diplomat, jurist, politician, and lawyer
* Al Pratt (baseball) (1847–1937), American baseball player
* Andy Pratt (baseball) (bor ...
and
Cunningham
Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin, see Clan Cunningham.
Notable people sharing this surname
A–C
*Aaron Cunningham (born 1986), American baseball player
* Abe Cunningham, American drummer
*Adrian Cunningham (born 1960), Australian ...
, 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 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996.
The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at variou ...
.
The town functioned as a shipment point for the surrounding countryside.
Education
The community is served by
Pratt USD 382
Pratt USD 382 is a Public school (government funded), public unified school district headquartered in Pratt, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Pratt, Kansas, Pratt, Iuka, Kansas, Iuka, Preston, Kansas, Preston, Ca ...
public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Pratt County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Pratt County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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