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History · South Cairo

South Cairo’s post office opened in 1837, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

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How South Cairo began

When was South Cairo founded?

1837

The South Cairo post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 590189 years
Founding year: the first South Cairo post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about South Cairo’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of South Cairo are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1837: 189 years of South Cairo.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Cairo’s history is told.

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The story so far

South Cairo, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of South Cairo yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

South Cairo is a hamlet (and census-designated place). It has 590 people, as of the 2020 census. It is situated in Greene County, New York, United States. The community is located along Catskill Creek and New York State Route 23, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) northwest of Catskill. South Cairo has a post office with ZIP code 12482.

Its first post office opened in 1837.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about South Cairo’s history

What year was South Cairo founded?

The South Cairo post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

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