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Cole County, Missouri

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
55historic places
—earliest paper
1821formed
77,279pop. 2020
40cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 55 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969. Most listings are in or near Jefferson City, Centertown, Osage City.

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 Cole titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

19 of 55 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

55 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Bockrath, Henry and Elizabeth, HouseJefferson CityBuilding2013
Bolton, Lewis and Elizabeth, HouseJefferson CityBuilding1999
Broadway-Dunklin Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict2002
Burch, Nelson C. and Gertrude A., HouseJefferson CityBuilding2003
Burch, Oscar G. and Mary H., HouseJefferson CityBuilding2002
Capitol Avenue Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict2005
Cole County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's HouseJefferson CityBuilding1973
Cole County Historical Society BuildingJefferson CityBuilding1969
Dulle Farmstead Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict1993
East End DrugsJefferson CityBuilding2003
Garnett Farm Historic DistrictCentertownDistrict2016
Gay Archeological SiteOsage CitySite1971
Gensky, H.E., Grocery Store BuildingJefferson CityBuilding2001
Grove, Claud D. and Berenice Sinclair Grove HouseJefferson CityBuilding2002
Haar, Herman, HouseJefferson CityBuilding1997
Hess, Philip, HouseJefferson CityBuilding2002
Hobo Hill Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict2013
International Shoe East End-Main Street FactoryJefferson CityBuilding2021
Ivy TerraceJefferson CityBuilding1990
J.B. Bruns Shoe Co. BuildingJefferson CityBuilding2021
Jefferson City Community CenterJefferson CityBuilding1992
Jefferson City National CemeteryJefferson CitySite1998
Jefferson Female SeminaryJefferson CityDistrict2000
Kaullen Mercantile CompanyJefferson CityBuilding2002
Lansdown-Higgins, HouseJefferson CityBuilding1999
Lincoln Univ. Hilltop Campus Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict1983
Lincoln University Hilltop Campus Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Jefferson CityDistrict2002
Lohman's Landing BuildingJefferson CityBuilding1969
Miller, Frank, Green Berry Road Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict2022
Missouri Governor's MansionJefferson CityBuilding1969
Missouri State Capitol Building and GroundsJefferson CityBuilding1969
Missouri State Capitol Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict1976
Missouri State Capitol Historic District (Boundary Increase)Jefferson CityDistrict2002
Missouri State Penitentiary Warden's HouseJefferson CityBuilding1991
Moreau Drive Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict2013
Moreau Park Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict2009
Munichburg Commercial Historic DistrictJefferson CityDistrict2009
Orchard AcresJefferson CityDistrict2021
Parker, Lester S. and Missouri "Zue" Gordon, HouseJefferson CityBuilding2000
Porth, Dr. Joseph P. and Effie, HouseJefferson CityBuilding2001
Ruthven, John B. and Elizabeth, HouseJefferson CityBuilding2000
Schmidt, Charles J. and Clara B. HouseJefferson CityBuilding2003
Simonsen SchoolJefferson CityBuilding2021
Sommerer, John M. and Lillian, HouseJefferson CityBuilding2007
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and RectoryTaosBuilding2016
Stephens, Hugh and Bessie, HouseJefferson CityBuilding2009
Tergin Apartment BuildingJefferson CityBuilding1999
Thomas, Albert and Wilhelmina, HouseJefferson CityBuilding2002
Trinity Lutheran Church Historic DistrictRussellvilleDistrict2020
Villa PanoramaJefferson CityBuilding1985
Wallendorf, Joseph and Elizabeth, HouseJefferson CityBuilding2008
West End SaloonJefferson CityBuilding2014
Woodland-Old City CemeteryJefferson CitySite2018
Zion Lutheran ChurchJefferson CityBuilding2000
Zuendt, William E. and Frederica M., HouseJefferson CityBuilding2002

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Cole was formed in 1821 (1821-01-01) from Cooper.

COLE created from COOPER.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Cole County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).

77k40k3,02318301840188019201930196020002020
183018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
3,0239,2869,69715,51520,57824,68034,91235,46440,76156,66371,39777,279

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

40 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 40 of 40 listed
NameLatLon
Blank Cemetery38.52048-92.41798
Campbell Cemetery38.48112-92.43086
Centertown Cemetery38.61875-92.4022
Eberhardt Cemetery38.52582-92.26699
Enon Cemetery38.48912-92.47339
Fairview Cemetery38.56781-92.16407
Gordon Cemetery38.53708-92.31587
Hawthorn Memorial Gardens38.58379-92.2673
Islamic Cemetery of Mid Missouri38.51183-92.2513
Jefferson City National Cemetery38.56648-92.1617
Johnson Cemetery38.49271-92.29177
Lamkin Cemetery38.53197-92.19019
Long View Cemetery38.59475-92.25339
Marion Cemetery38.70638-92.37901
Mount Carmel Cemetery38.43978-92.37364
Murray Cemetery38.59363-92.41546
Old Catholic Cemetery38.5361-92.33205
Osage City Cemetery38.53785-92.0592
Resurrection Cemetery38.59391-92.23323
Riverview Cemetery38.59777-92.21822
Roark Cemetery38.46973-92.42593
Rouschelback Cemetery38.51185-92.23831
Russellville Cemetery38.51992-92.43633
Saint Johns Cemetery38.51919-92.35268
Saint Pauls Cemetery38.53891-92.3599
Saint Peters Cemetery Number 138.58676-92.18324
Saint Peters Cemetery Number 238.58807-92.18666
Saint Stanislaus Cemetery38.48644-92.17605
Saint Thomas Cemetery38.36921-92.23322
Saint Xaviers Cemetery38.50531-92.08045
Shull Cemetery38.72934-92.39727
Smith Cemetery38.61891-92.24428
Steeley Cemetery38.65336-92.32851
Stone Cemetery38.57217-92.33536
Trinity Cemetery38.50278-92.43243
Wilkerson Cemetery38.57209-92.33105
Wilson Cemetery38.51743-92.4417
Wolfrum Cemetery38.53716-92.12148
Woodland - Old City Cemetery38.56726-92.1626
Zion Cemetery38.53596-92.25247
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
NameLatLon
Belleville38.50058-92.45741
Burlington38.70587-92.35158
Teal38.3417-92.24157

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

Historical markers

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