Cache, Illinois

Coordinates: 37°06′00″N 89°15′41″W / 37.10000°N 89.26139°W / 37.10000; -89.26139
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Cache
Nickname: 
North Cairo
Cache is located in Illinois
Cache
Cache
Cache is located in the United States
Cache
Cache
Coordinates: 37°06′00″N 89°15′41″W / 37.10000°N 89.26139°W / 37.10000; -89.26139
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyAlexander
Elevation335 ft (102 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code618
GNIS feature ID424696[1]

Cache is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Cache, sometimes called North Cairo, was laid out January 20, 1904 for B.M. Cyril, President of City Manufacturing Company.[2] Cache is located near the Mississippi River west of Mounds. It is served by Illinois Route 3. Beech Ridge Post Office was moved to Bourland's store, operated by O.R. Bourland, and renamed Cache. It opened October 15, 1914. Cache once had a post office, which closed on October 5, 2002.[3]

Education[edit]

It is in the Cairo School District.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache, Illinois
  2. ^ Ghost Towns of Southern Illinois by Glenn J. Sneed p.3
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Alexander County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
    Compare to: "GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP ALEXANDER COUNTY ILLINOIS" (PDF). Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 23, 2022.