Cairo, Oregon

Cairo is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] Its elevation is 2,192 feet (668 m) above sea level.[1] It is about 4 miles (6 km) 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, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Cairo, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Cairo, Oregon
Cairo, Oregon (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°59′46″N 117°00′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Elevation
2,192 ft (668 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (Mountain)
Area code(s)541
GNIS feature ID1118451[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

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]

References
  1. "Cairo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 79, 83. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. Avers, Henry G. (1926). "First-Level Ordering in Oregon" (PDF). United States Department of Commerce: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  4. "Cairo Elementary School". Ontario School District. Retrieved February 26, 2014.


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