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Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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65historic places

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1804formed

81,710pop. 2020

92cemeteries

1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 65 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Burfordville.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Missouri is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Cape Girardeau titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

28 of 65 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

65 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
B'Nai Israel Synagogue	Cape Girardeau	Building	2004
Bainbridge Ferry	Cape Girardeau	Site	2007
Bainridge Ferry Rd.	Cape Girardeau	Structure	2007
Bennett-Tobler-Pace-Oliver House	Jackson	Building	1985
Big Hill Farmstead Historic District	Jackson	District	1999
Broadway Commercial Historic District	Cape Girardeau	District	2016
Broadway Theatre	Cape Girardeau	Building	2015
Broadway and North Fountain Street Historic District	Cape Girardeau	District	2003
Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic District	Cape Girardeau	District	2007
Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Cape Girardeau	District	2013
Burfordville Covered Bridge	Burfordville	Structure	1970
Burfordville Mill	Burfordville	Building	1971
Byrd, Abraham, House	Jackson	Building	2007
Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District	Cape Girardeau	District	2000
Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II)	Cape Girardeau	District	2008
Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Cape Girardeau	Building	2007
Cape Girardeau Court of Common Pleas	Cape Girardeau	Building	2010
Central High School	Cape Girardeau	Building	2008
Chapman, Dr. Jean, House	Cape Girardeau	Building	2016
Clark, George Boardman, House	Cape Girardeau	Building	1994
Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District	Cape Girardeau	District	2010
Erlbacher Buildings	Cape Girardeau	Building	2009
Esquire Theater	Cape Girardeau	Building	2005
First Baptist Church	Cape Girardeau	Building	2023
Fort D	Cape Girardeau	District	2019
Frizel-Welling House	Jackson	Building	1999
Glenn House	Cape Girardeau	Building	1979
Green's Ferry	Cape Girardeau	Site	2007
Haarig Commercial Historic District	Cape Girardeau	District	2000
Hanover Lutheran Church	Cape Girardeau	Building	1987
Harrison, William Henry and Lilla Luce, House	Cape Girardeau	Building	2005
Himmelberger and Harrison Building	Cape Girardeau	Building	2003
House at 323 Themis Street	Cape Girardeau	Building	1997
Huhn-Harrison House	Cape Girardeau	Building	2002
Jackson Uptown Commercial Historic District	Jackson	District	2006
Jefferson School	Cape Girardeau	Building	2009
Kage School	Cape Girardeau	Building	2005
Klostermann Block	Cape Girardeau	Building	1994
Lilly, Edward S. and Mary Annatoile Albert, House	Cape Girardeau	Building	2008
Main-Spanish Commercial Historic District	Cape Girardeau	District	2008
Marquette Hotel	Cape Girardeau	Building	2002
McKendree Chapel	Jackson	Building	1987
Mckendree Chapel (Boundary Increase)	Jackson	Site	2006
Miller-Seabaugh House and Dr. Seabaugh Office Building	Millersville	Building	1996
Old Appleton Bridge	Old Appleton	Structure	2009
Old Lorimier Cemetery	Cape Girardeau	Site	2005
Oliver-Leming House	Cape Girardeau	Building	1980
Ponder, Abraham Russell, House	Cape Girardeau	Building	2008
Pott, Frederick W. and Mary Karau, House	Cape Giradeau	Building	1999
Reynolds, James, House	Cape Girardeau	Building	1983
Shady Grove Cemetery	Gordonville	Site	2022
Shivelbine, August and Amalia, House	Cape Girardeau	Building	1999
South Middle Street Historic District	Cape Girardeau	Building	2009
Southeast Missourian Building	Cape Girardeau	Building	2005
St. James A.M.E. Church	Cape Girardeau	Building	2014
St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church	Cape Girardeau	Building	1982
St. Vincent's College Building	Cape Girardeau	Building	2005
Thilenius, Col, George C., House	Cape Girardeau	Building	1983
Trail of Tears State Park Archeological Site	Oriole	Site	1970
Turner Hall	Cape Girardeau	Building	2025
Vasterling, Julius, Building	Cape Girardeau	Building	2009
Warehouse Row Historic District	Cape Girardeau	District	2004
Wichterich, Robert Felix and Elma Taylor, House	Cape Girardeau	Building	1999
Wilson, J. Maple and Grace Senne, House	Cape Girardeau	Building	2015
Wood Building	Cape Girardeau	Building	2003

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Cape Girardeau was formed in 1804 (1804-10-01) from unknown / original county.

Cape Girardeau District (now CAPE GIRARDEAU) created within the District of Louisiana.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Cape Girardeau County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1810	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
3,888	5,968	9,359	15,547	20,998	24,315	29,839	37,775	38,397	42,020	58,837	68,693	81,710

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

92 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 92 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Allen Cemetery	37.34245	-89.84763
Allenville Cemetery	37.22246	-89.74831
Apple Creek Cemetery	37.49912	-89.62836
Baker Cemetery	37.45009	-89.82192
Beach Cemetery	37.31347	-89.70699
Borneman Cemetery	37.2806	-89.78898
Byrd - Delph - Roberts Cemetery	37.44121	-89.73878
Byrd Cemetery	37.47171	-89.75926
Calvary Cemetery	37.39682	-89.82657
Caney Fork Cemetery	37.49511	-89.82137
Clippard Cemetery	37.4764	-89.74272
County Memorial Park	37.34294	-89.59423
Criddle Cemetery	37.38005	-89.82981
Crump Cemetery	37.27739	-89.81747
Davis Cemetery	37.32381	-89.64881
Deck Cemetery	37.39088	-89.79926
Dickman Cemetery	37.57873	-89.77805
Draby Cemetery	37.48162	-89.60736
Eakon Cemetery	37.30922	-89.71709
Eggimann Cemetery	37.26913	-89.66996
Ervin Cemetery	37.36609	-89.54811
Estes Cemetery	37.4695	-89.85465
Fairmont Cemetery	37.31696	-89.54494
Fulbright Cemetery	37.50273	-89.75528
Gladish Cemetery	37.40449	-89.77068
Gravel Hill Cemetery	37.36887	-89.85845
Hager Cemetery	37.27173	-89.70819
Hayden Cemetery	37.30195	-89.67134
Herzinger Cemetery	37.39389	-89.76981
Heuer Cemetery	37.37717	-89.56511
Hitt Cemetery	37.17559	-89.80288
Hitt Cemetery	37.30196	-89.63043
Hitt Cemetery	37.32851	-89.61364
Hitt Cemetery	37.33032	-89.6062
Hobbs Chapel Cemetery	37.34138	-89.49566
Horrell Cemetery	37.39724	-89.69693
Howard Cemetery	37.4006	-89.7187
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Old	37.55626	-89.62521
Iona Cemetery	37.44012	-89.50232
Jackson Cemetery	37.37873	-89.66869
Kenyon Cemetery	37.19009	-89.78663
Kinder Cemetery	37.28498	-89.72463
Kurre Cemetery	37.48189	-89.82089
Lange Cemetery	37.39304	-89.50326
Mayfield Cemetery	37.47147	-89.79611
McGuire Cemetery	37.33658	-89.803
McGuire Cemetery	37.33839	-89.65516
Miller Cemetery	37.42484	-89.80742
Minton Cemetery	37.36864	-89.50888
Mogler Cemetery	37.38642	-89.71881
Mount Auburn Cemetery	37.3129	-89.57411
New Lorimier Cemetery	37.31588	-89.54239
New Salem Cemetery	37.51745	-89.79948
Noland Cemetery	37.43514	-89.50883
Nunn Cemetery	37.30821	-89.57135
Oak Ridge Cemetery	37.5019	-89.73194
Old Hanover Cemetery	37.33365	-89.55693
Old McKendree Cemetery	37.37235	-89.62033
Old Niswonger Cemetery	37.44791	-89.8363
Old Salem Cemetery	37.46174	-89.80629
Passover Cemetery	37.22576	-89.84603
Proffer Cemetery	37.22222	-89.84769
Proffer Cemetery	37.28085	-89.82766
Ramsey Cemetery	37.44044	-89.74162
Riehn Cemetery	37.4805	-89.84159
Russell Cemetery	37.44342	-89.66696
Russell Heights Cemetery	37.3781	-89.67954
Saint Marys Cemetery	37.31998	-89.53921
Salem Cemetery	37.3237	-89.61749
Schmidt Cemetery	37.49144	-89.8451
Shady Grove Cemetery	37.26477	-89.62592
Sides Cemetery	37.55898	-89.75119
Slinkerd Cemetery	37.38882	-89.77047
Smith Cemetery	37.31658	-89.72661
Snider Cemetery	37.4363	-89.777
Spivey Cemetery	37.29627	-89.83864
Statler Cemetery	37.26997	-89.74366
Stoder Cemetery	37.28619	-89.84577
Stroderville Cemetery	37.2473	-89.8124
Suedekum Cemetery	37.27485	-89.62936

Historical populated places — 4 of 4

Name	Lat	Lon
Concord	37.50783	-89.69315
Elmwood	37.25283	-89.58148
Kimmelton	37.57838	-89.75677
Stroderville	37.24672	-89.81315

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

Battlefield	Study acres	Dist.	Site ID
Cape Girardeau	3,583	12.9 km	MO020

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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