Cape Girardeau County, Administrative division in southeastern Missouri, United States.
Cape Girardeau County spans 586 square miles along the Mississippi River, featuring flood plains near Delta and Dutchtown, with forested areas in western sections.
Founded on October 1, 1812, the county received its name from Ensign Sieur Jean Baptiste de Girardot, who established a French trading post in the region.
The County Archives maintains extensive historical records, documents, and photographs that detail the development of southeastern Missouri through generations.
The county seat of Jackson houses governmental offices providing services for property assessment, elections, law enforcement, and public record management.
The first courthouse, constructed in 1818, met destruction by fire in 1870, leading to the construction of the current building completed in 1908.
Location: Missouri
Inception: October 1, 1812
Capital city: Jackson
Part of: Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Shares border with: Perry County, Union County, Alexander County, Scott County, Stoddard County, Bollinger County
Website: http://capecounty.us
GPS coordinates: 37.38000,-89.68000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:24
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
17.3 km
Trail of Tears State Park
19.4 km
Bollinger Mill State Historic Site
10.9 km
Cape Girardeau Bridge
17.3 km
Thebes Bridge
26.2 km
Fort D
16.8 km
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Annunciation
16.2 km
Glenn House
16.8 km
St. Maurus Roman Catholic Church
28.8 km
Hanover Lutheran Church
11 km
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
14 km
St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church
16.7 km
Thebes Courthouse
26.5 km
McKendree Chapel
5.4 km
B'Nai Israel Synagogue
16.6 km
Esquire Theater
15.5 km
Thomas J. and Caroline McClure House
23.3 km
Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District
16.4 km
Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District
16.5 km
Oliver-Leming House
15.6 km
Abraham Byrd House
8.1 km
Trinity Lutheran Church
24.4 km
Broadway Theatre
15.7 km
Southeast Missourian Building
16.2 km
Charles Isaac and Lizzie Hunter Moore Anderson House
31.2 km
St. James A.M.E. Church
15.9 km
Old Appleton Bridge
24.6 km
Broadway Commercial Historic District
15.8 kmReviews
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