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(Redirected from Cairo Junction, Oregon) Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Cairo, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Cairo, Oregon is located in OregonCairo, OregonCairo, OregonLocation within the state of OregonShow map of OregonCairo, Oregon is located in the United StatesCairo, OregonCairo, OregonLocation within the USAShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 43°59′46″N 117°00′33″W / 43.99611°N 117.00917°W / 43.99611; -117.00917
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Elevation2,192 ft (668 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (Mountain)
Area code541
GNIS feature ID1118451
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Cairo is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Its elevation is 2,192 feet (668 m) above sea level. 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. Route 201 also continues north from Cairo Junction through Cairo and towards Ontario.

Cairo was a station on the Oregon Short Line Railroad (OSL) to Vale. 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.

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: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  4. "Cairo Elementary School". Ontario School District. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
Municipalities and communities of Malheur County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Vale
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