Cairo, GA

Cairo is located in southern Georgia, 10 miles west of Thomasville, GA. It is best known as the birthplace of Jackie Robinson, whose family moved to California when he was one year old, although the actual birthplace is on a farm in rural Grady County, GA, 13 miles south of the town.

Persons who were born here

• Willie Harris, outfielder
• Ernest Riles, infielder
• Jackie Robinson, infielder; Hall of Fame
• Hurston Waldrep, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Cairo High School

Further Reading

• Bill Ladson: "Jackie Robinson's birthplace marker rededicated: MLB helps replace vandalized sign; duplicate established at library in Cairo, Ga.", mlb.com, January 30, 2022. [1]