Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Overview

• Population: 68,693 (Change since 1990: +11.5%)
• Created: October 1, 1812
• County seat: Jackson
• Largest town: Cape Girardeau (Pop. 35,349)
• Highest point: Base of KFVS-12 tower, 817 ft.
• Name origin: Ensign Jean B. Girardot

Populated Places

• Allenville (Village)
  • Population: 104 (Change since 1990: +50.7%)
  • Located just off Route N northwest of Delta
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°13'20" N, 89°45'15" W
  • Name origin: Thomas Allen
  • Founded: 1869
• Arbor (Unincorporated)
  • Located on MO 25 between Delta and Advance
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°09'33" N, 89°48'08" W
  • Survey: T. 29 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 23
  • Elevation: 340
  • Civil township: Welch
  • School district: Delta R-5
  • USGS Quad: Whitewater
  • Station on Cape Girardeau Southwestern Line
• Arnsberg (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route KK just west of the I-55 interchange
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°34'11" N, 89°46'39" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 1
  • Civil township: Apple Creek
  • School district: Oak Ridge R-6
  • USGS Quad: Friedheim
• Bainbridge (Historical)
  • Located on private land east of Egypt Mills
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°24'38" N, 89°26'13" W
  • Survey: T. 32 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 36
  • Elevation: 358
  • Civil township: Randol
  • USGS Quad: Ware
  • Founded: 1820 by Thomas Moselly, Jr., J. N. Cooper, Medad Randall, and Jenifer Sprigg
  • Map: 1857 Johnson (Bainbridge is apparently shown as "Birmingham")
• Barrettville (Historical)
  • Located on the Mississippi River south of Neelys Landing
  • Station on St. Louis-Memphis Line between Neelys Landing and Moccasin Springs
• Barroll (Historical)
  • Post office in the 1890s
  • Located near Whitewater River somewhere between Houck and Whitewater
  • Maps: 1897 Galbraith and 1904 McNally
• Bee (Historical)
  • Post office from 1884 to 1903
  • Located west of Jackson probably near the MO 34/MO 72 intersection
  • Maps: 1886, 1895 McNally, 1897 Galbraith, and 1904 McNally
• Beechwald (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Beechwood
  • Located northeast of Blomeyer near Diversion Channel
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 32
  • Maps: 1886, 1902, 1904 McNally, 1910 Cape Co., and 1911
• Blomeyer (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Cousinville
  • Located at the MO 25 and MO 77 intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°13'26" N, 89°39'35" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 36
  • Elevation: 336
  • Civil township: Welch
  • School district: Delta R-5
  • USGS Quad: Chaffee
  • Station on Cape Girardeau Southwestern Line
  • Map: 1910 Cape Co. (Shows Cousinville)
• Bowman (Historical)
  • Might have been a post office on the Mississippi River north of Bainbridge
  • Map: 1862
• Boyers (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Boyer
  • Located about a mile southwest of Blomeyer on MO 25
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°13'08" N, 89°40'16" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 36
  • Elevation: 337
  • Civil township: Welch
  • USGS Quad: Chaffee (Not shown)
  • Station on Cape Girardeau Southwestern Line between Sharpsboro and Blomeyer
  • Maps: Undated Frisco RR and 1910 Cape Co.
• Brookside (Unincorporated)
  • Located on CR 439 near the end of Route FF west of Fruitland
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°27'33" N, 89°41'46" W
  • Elevation: 506
  • Civil township: Byrd
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Jackson
• Burfordville (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Bollingerville
  • Alternate name: Burfordsville
  • Located on MO 34 at the Route UU/OO intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°22'03" N, 89°48'25" W
  • Survey: T. 31 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 14 & 15
  • Elevation: 388
  • Civil township: Kinder
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Burfordville
  • Named for Solomon R. Burford, who purchased Bollinger Mill and rebuilt it in 1867.
  • Founded: ca. 1867 by Solomon R. Burford
• Byrds Settlement (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Byrd
  • Located somewhere northwest of Jackson
  • Maps: 1878 and 1880
• Cape Girardeau (Home rule city)
  • Population: 35,349 (Change since 1990: +2.6%)
  • Cape is located on the west bank of the Mississippi 115 miles south of St. Louis and 160 miles north of Memphis.
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°18'33" N, 89°32'47" W
  • Name origin: Ens. Jean B. Girardot
  • Founded: 1806 by Louis Lorimier
  • Post office: Jun. 9, 1806 - Now
  • Includes: Decatur and Red Star
• Cape La Cruz (Historical)
  • Railroad station on the Cape Girardeau Northern Line between Cape Girardeau and Jackson
  • Alternate name: Cape Lacrus
  • Located near Route W along Cape La Croix Creek, just inside the Cape Girardeau city limits
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°20'51" N, 89°34'29" W
  • Survey: T. 31 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 23
  • Elevation: 398
  • Civil township: Cape Girardeau
  • USGS Quad: Cape Girardeau (Not shown)
  • Map: 1920 Clason (Also shows "Gravel Switch" nearby)
• Cape Rock Village (Unincorporated)
  • Informal name for a group of subdivisions located just outside the Cape Girardeau city limits
  • Located near intersection of Cape Rock Drive and Old Sprigg St. Road
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°21'06" N, 89°31'49" W
  • Civil township: Cape Girardeau
  • School district: Nell Holcomb R-4
• Cedar Cliffs (Historical)
  • Located somewhere between Dutchtown and Blomeyer
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°14'36" N, 89°39'38" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 25
  • Elevation: 345
  • Civil township: Hubble
  • USGS Quad: Chaffee (Not shown)
• Circleville (Historical)
  • A post office located somewhere west of Egypt Mills
  • Maps: 1861 (Shows Circleville west of Bainbridge), 1862 Colton, 1865, 1866 (Shows Circleville northwest of Bainbridge), 1871, and 1872
• Cliff (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Whitewater Cliff
  • Located on MO 25 southwest of Delta
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°10'07" N, 89°47'18" W
  • Survey: T. 29 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 24
  • Elevation: 338
  • Civil township: Welch
  • USGS Quad: Whitewater
• Conrads Mill (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Bakers Mill
  • Located on CR 477 along Whitewater River near the Bollinger County border
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°30'23" N, 89°51'38" W
  • Civil township: Apple Creek
  • USGS Quad: Friedheim (Only shown on historical quads, including the Paducah 1:125,000 quad from 1949, revised 1969)
• Crawford Landing (Historical)
  • Located north of Neelys Landing on the Mississippi River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°32'20" N, 89°31'20" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 17
  • Elevation: 320
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • USGS Quad: Neelys Landing (Shows "Crawford Towhead" on opposite side of river)
  • Maps: 1861, 1862 Colton, and 1872 (Shown as Crawford's)
• Critesville (Historical)
  • Located on Route AA southwest of Daisy
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°30'55" N, 89°50'05" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 28
  • Elevation: 583
  • Civil township: Apple Creek
  • USGS Quad: Friedheim (Benchmark shown)
• Crump (Unincorporated)
  • Located at junction Route U and Route RA near Lake Girardeau
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°16'43" N, 89°49'45" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 9
  • Elevation: 388
  • Civil township: Liberty
  • School district: Delta R-5
  • USGS Quad: Burfordville
• Daisy (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the Route B and Route AA intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°31'25" N, 89°47'35" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 23 & 26
  • Civil township: Apple Creek
  • School district: Oak Ridge R-6
  • USGS Quad: Friedheim
  • Post office: May 20, 1887 - Now
• Delta (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 517 (Change since 1990: +14.9%)
  • Located on MO 25 at the intersection of Route N and EE
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°11'51" N, 89°44'20" W
• Dissen (Historical)
  • Located somewhere northwest of Friedheim
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°35'03" N, 89°50'31" W
  • Elevation: 548
  • Civil township: Apple Creek
  • USGS Quad: Friedheim (Not shown)
• Dutchtown (Village)
  • Incorporated as a village on February 20, 1998.
  • Population: 99 (2000 census)
  • Located at the intersection of MO 25 and MO 74 south of Gordonville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°15'10" N, 89°39'35" W
  • Founded: ca. 1860 by Peter Held
• Egypt Mills (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Shepherd's Mill
  • Located at the junction of MO 177 and Bainbridge Road (CR 634)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°24'18" N, 89°27'49" W
  • Survey: T. 32 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 35
  • Elevation: 376
  • Civil township: Randol
  • School district: Nell Holcomb R-4
  • USGS Quad: Ware
  • The name was proposed by Dr. James McGarvey while teaching a Bible class about Joseph in Egypt.
  • Post office: Jul. 24, 1862 - Feb. 15, 1932
• Friedheim (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route KK between Route B and I-55
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°34'12" N, 89°49'12" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 10
  • Civil township: Apple Creek
  • School district: Oak Ridge R-6
  • USGS Quad: Friedheim
  • Friedheim means "Home of Peace" in German
• Friedheim Station (Historical)
  • Located south of Friedheim proper
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°33'15" N, 89°50'02" W
  • Civil township: Apple Creek
  • USGS Quad: Friedheim (Not shown)
  • Station on the Cape Girardeau Northern Line
  • Maps: 1920 Clason (Shows two Friedheims and the town and the station)
• Fruitland (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Pleasant Hill
  • Located near the intersection of MO 177 and US 61, and just north of I-55 Exit 105
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°26'55" N, 89°38'19" W
  • Survey: T. 32 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 18
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Jackson
  • Maps: 1862 (Pleasant Hill), 1870 Brooks (Fruitland Normal Institute), 1872 (P.H.), 1880 (P.H.), 1895 McNally (Fruitland), and 1897 Galbraith (Fruitland)
• German Settlement (Historical)
  • Rev. Frederick Picker and the Buehrman and Cramer families from Germany settled on a farm near "Big Bend" in 1834. A post office called Germanton operated here in 1834-35.
  • Alternate name: Germanton
• Gordonville (Village)
  • Population: 425 (Change since 1990: +23.2%)
  • Located on MO 25 at Route K and Route Z
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°18'40" N, 89°40'45" W
  • Name origin: Sam Gordon
  • Founded: 1857 by Sam Gordon
• Gravel Hill (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Gravel Road
  • Located at the intersection of MO 34 and Route U
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°21'27" N, 89°50'24" W
  • Survey: T. 31 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 16
  • Elevation: 426
  • Civil township: Kinder
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Burfordville
  • Maps: 1862, 1877 (Gravel Road), 1886, and 1904 McNally
• Green Cox (Historical)
  • Previously known as: Littlefield
  • Located on MO 25 northeast from the Route NN intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°08'26" N, 89°50'20" W
  • Survey: T. 39 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 33
  • Elevation: 336
  • Civil township: Welch
  • USGS Quad: Whitewater
• Gulf Junction (Historical)
  • Located near the Lone Star Cement Plant along South Sprigg Street, within the Cape Girardeau city limits
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°16'15" N, 89°32'15" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 18
  • Elevation: 350
  • Civil township: Cape Girardeau
  • USGS Quad: Cape Girardeau (Shown only on historical quads)
  • Junction between the St. Louis and Memphis Line and the Leachville Line
  • Probably named for the St. Louis and Gulf Railway Co. which operated the Leachville Line
  • Maps: 1902 and 1920 Clason
• Hickory Ridge (Historical)
  • Located on CR 261 north of Arbor
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°10'24" N, 89°48'18" W
  • Survey: T. 29 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 14
  • Elevation: 532
  • Civil township: Welch
  • USGS Quad: Whitewater (Benchmark shown)
  • Maps: 1861, 1866, 1870 Brooks, 1872, and 1877
• Hilderbrand (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the Route KK and Route B intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°34'32" N, 89°51'14" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 5
  • Civil township: Apple Creek
  • School district: Oak Ridge R-6
  • USGS Quad: Friedheim
  • Probably named for the Hildebrant family. Daniel, Israel, and Joseph W. Hildebrant owned land in this area.
• Hines Landing (Historical)
  • Located beyond the end of Route CC on the Mississippi River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°33'28" N, 89°31'35" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 8
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • USGS Quad: Neelys Landing
• Houck (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Solado
  • Located near the junction of Route F and Route Z
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°18'03" N, 89°44'55" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 6
  • Elevation: 520
  • Civil township: Hubble
  • USGS Quad: Gordonville (Not shown)
  • Named for Peter and Abraham Houk, landowners
  • Map: 1897 Galbraith
  • Source: Ramsay (p. 80)
• Indian Creek (Historical)
  • Located on Route V north of Oriole between the two bridges over Little Indian Creek
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°27'19" N, 89°31'52" W
  • Survey: T. 32 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 18
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • USGS Quad: Cape Girardeau NE (Shows McLains Chapel and cluster of buildings)
• Jackson (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 11,947 (Change since 1990: +29.1%)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°22'48" N, 89°39'29" W
  • Name origin: Andrew Jackson
  • Founded: 1815
• Keller Spur (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Keller
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°16'59" N, 89°40'13" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 12
  • Elevation: 375
  • Civil township: Hubble
  • USGS Quad: Gordonville (Not shown)
  • Point on Jackson Branch railroad between Gordonville and Dutchtown
• Kurreville (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the end of Route BB
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°28'31" N, 89°49'17" W
  • Elevation: 548
  • Civil township: Whitewater
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Millersville
  • Map: 1880
• Leemon (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Leeman
  • Located on MO 177 at the intersection with County Road 607
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°27'51" N, 89°35'18" W
  • Survey: T. 32 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 10
  • Elevation: 418
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Cape Girardeau NE
  • Named after Leemon Hale, farmer and sawmill owner.
  • Map: 1889 Polk
• Lovejoy (Historical)
  • Located on the Mississippi River north of Neelys Landing
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°31'60" N, 89°31'41" W
  • Survey: Survey #2246 (T. 33 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 20)
  • Elevation: 370
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • USGS Quad: Neelys Landing (Not shown)
  • Maps: 1870 Brooks and 1910 Cape Co.
• Millersville (Unincorporated)
  • Located on MO 72 just west of the Route B intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°25'58" N, 89°47'58" W
  • Survey: T. 32 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 23
  • Civil township: Whitewater
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Millersville
  • Probably named for the Miller family. John J. Miller was the first owner of the section that Millersville now sits on. Nearby tracts of land were first owned by other Millers.
  • Founded: 1848
  • Map: Cape Co. Land Claims
• Moccasin Springs (Historical)
  • Previously known as: Greens Ferry and Robertson's Landing
  • Alternate name: Moccasonville
  • Located on the west bank of the Mississippi in what is now Trail of Tears State Park
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°27'06" N, 89°27'30" W
  • Elevation: 355
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • USGS Quad: Ware
  • Post office: Mar. 12, 1903 - May 31, 1909
  • Maps: 1862 (Moccasonville), 1870 Brooks (Robertson's Landing), 1872 (Moccasonville), 1877 (Mockersonville), and 1880 (Greens Ferry)
• Nash (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Shepley
  • Located beyond the end of Route AB (Nash Road) near the Diversion Channel
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°14'17" N, 89°37'10" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 28
  • Elevation: 334
  • Civil township: Cape Girardeau
  • School district: Cape Girardeau 63
  • USGS Quad: Scott City
  • Junction of Frisco Cape Girardeau Southwestern Line and St. Louis-Memphis Mainline
  • Maps: 1904 McNally (Shepley) and 1910 Cape Co.
• Neelys Landing (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Neely's
  • Located just past the end of Route J along the Mississippi River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°30'08" N, 89°30'07" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 33
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Neelys Landing
  • Presumably named for Jacob Neely, who was the first owner of several tracts of land in this area.
  • Post office: Mar. 20, 1860 to Oct. 18, 1957
  • Maps: 1877 and Cape Co. Land Claims
• New Wells (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the junction of Route C and Route CC east of Shawneetown
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°33'22" N, 89°37'28" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 8
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Neelys Landing
  • Named after Wels, Austria, the home city of the first settlers.
• Norman (Historical)
  • Located southeast of Delta on Iron Mountain Line
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°10'32" N, 89°43'18" W
  • Survey: T. 29 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 15
  • Elevation: 333
  • Civil township: Welch
  • USGS Quad: Chaffee (Not shown)
• Oak Ridge (Village)
  • Population: 202 (Change since 1990: None)
  • Located at intersection of Route D and E
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°29'59" N, 89°43'47" W
  • Name origin: Oak trees
  • Founded: ca. 1852
• Old Appleton (Village)
  • Population: 82 (Change since 1990: None)
  • Located on US 61 at Apple Creek on the Perry County line
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°35'36" N, 89°42'34" W
  • Name origin: Apple Creek
  • Founded: 1824 by John McLane and John Schultz
• Oriole (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Laneville, Iona, and Leemorn
  • Located across the creek from the Route V and Route Y intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°26'32" N, 89°32'07" W
  • Survey: T. 32 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 19
  • Elevation: 416
  • Civil township: Randol
  • School district: Nell Holcomb R-4
  • USGS Quad: Cape Girardeau NE
  • Maps: 1870 Brooks (Iona P.O.), 1878 McNally (Iona), 1878 (Lineville), 1880 (Oriole), and 1886 (Oriole)
• Pink Root Hollow (Unincorporated)
  • Located along CR 607 next to Duskin Creek between Oriole and Leemon
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°27'01" N, 89°33'28" W
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • USGS Quad: Cape Girardeau NE (Not shown)
• Pocahontas (Village)
  • Population: 127 (Change since 1990: +41.1%)
  • Located on Route C north of Fruitland
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°30'04" N, 89°38'19" W
  • Name origin: Pocahontas
  • Founded: ca. 1855 by Sam Green
  • Post office: Jul. 3, 1856 - Now
• Pocahontas Station (Historical)
  • Located southwest of Pocahontas along US 61, about one half mile south of the Route E intersection
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°29'34" N, 89°39'28" W
  • Survey: T. 32 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 1
  • Elevation: 658
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • USGS Quad: Jackson (Benchmark shown)
  • Station on the Cape Girardeau Northern Line which narrowly bypassed Pocahontas
• Randles (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection of Route P and CR 272 south of Delta
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°08'16" N, 89°46'03" W
  • Survey: T. 29 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 31
  • Civil township: Welch
  • School district: Delta R-5
  • USGS Quad: Whitewater
  • Station on the Cotton Belt Illmo Line
• Ranneys (Historical)
  • Located between Blomeyer and Cape Girardeau
  • Map: 1902
• Rock Levee (Historical)
  • Located near I-55 Exit 93 (US 61/MO 74), within Cape Girardeau city limits
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°15'49" N, 89°33'60" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 14
  • Elevation: 350
  • Civil township: Cape Girardeau
  • USGS Quad: Cape Girardeau (Only shown on historical quads, including the Paducah 1:125,000 quad from 1949, revised 1969)
  • Point on the Frisco railroad between Nash and Gulf Junction
  • Maps: 1902 and 1911
• Rodney (Historical)
  • Located somewhere southeast of Dutchtown, probably near Blomeyer or Nash
  • Maps: 1877, 1878, and 1881 Chester RR
• Rum Branch (Historical)
  • Rum Branch might be at the same site as Whig Post Office which operated from 1898 to 1904.
  • Located on Route NN north of MO 25, near the intersection with CR 262
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°09'27" N, 89°51'09" W
  • Survey: T. 29 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 29
  • Civil township: Welch
  • USGS Quad: Whitewater
  • Map: 1904 McNally
• Sawyer (Historical)
  • Located between Fruitland and Pocahontas near the intersection of US 61 and Route C
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°28'04" N, 89°38'39" W
  • Survey: T. 32 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 7
  • Elevation: 617
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • USGS Quad: Jackson (Benchmark shown)
  • Map: 1920 Clason
• Sharpsboro (Historical)
  • Located on MO 25 about two miles northeast of Delta
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°12'15" N, 89°42'32" W
  • Survey: T. 29 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 3
  • Elevation: 330
  • Civil township: Welch
  • USGS Quad: Chaffee (Shown only on historical quads)
  • Station and post office on Cape Girardeau Southwestern Line
  • Maps: 1910 Cape Co., 1928 Frisco, and 1930 Frisco
• Shawneetown (Unincorporated)
  • Had a population of 40 in 1970
  • Located on Route CC between US 61 and New Wells
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°33'04" N, 89°39'07" W
  • Survey: T. 33 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 13
  • Civil township: Shawnee
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Oak Ridge
• Sheffield (Historical)
  • Located on the Mississippi River south of Apple Creek, probably in the vicinity of Hines Landing.
  • Maps: 1872, 1872, 1874, and 1881 Chester RR
• Shepherds Landing (Historical)
  • Egypt Mills was once known as Shepherd's Mill, which suggests a connection with this place.
  • Alternate name: Sheppards
  • Located on the Mississippi River between Bainbridge and Moccasin Springs.
  • Maps: 1857 Colton, 1872, 1862 Colton, 1862 (Shown as "Sheppards" across the river from Smiths Ferry, and Illinois)
• Snider's Mill (Historical)
  • Located along Whitewater River north of Whitewater and east of Crump
  • Survey: Land Grant #3045
  • Map: 1870 Brooks
• Stroderville (Historical)
  • The Stroderville Post Office relocated to Whitewater in 1889.
  • Located near the intersection of Route A and CR 389 just northwest of Whitewater
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°14'48" N, 89°48'47" W
  • Elevation: 400
  • Civil township: Whitewater
  • USGS Quad: Whitewater (Shows Stroderville Cemetery)
  • Named for the Stroder family
  • Maps: 1870 Brooks, 1886, and 1889
• Suttons (Historical)
  • Located near Blomeyer
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°13'53" N, 89°38'19" W
  • Survey: T. 30 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 31
  • Elevation: 334
  • Civil township: Cape Girardeau
  • USGS Quad: Chaffee (Not shown)
• Tank (Historical)
  • Located just northeast of Arbor
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°09'46" N, 89°47'51" W
  • Survey: T. 29 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 23
  • Elevation: 338
  • Civil township: Welch
  • USGS Quad: Whitewater (Not shown)
• Tilsit (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route F just north of OO
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°19'49" N, 89°44'31" W
  • Survey: T. 31 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 29
  • Civil township: Hubble
  • School district: Jackson R-2
  • USGS Quad: Gordonville
  • Possibly named for Tilsit, Prussia, which is now a city called Sovetsk in western Russia. See Tilsit.com
• Vancil's Landing (Historical)
  • Post office in the 1860's
  • Alternate name: Vancil's Ferry
  • Located along the Mississippi River north of Moccasin Springs
  • Maps: 1862 (Vincil's L.), 1870 Brooks (Vancil's Ferry), and 1872 (Vincil's)
• Whitewater (Village)
  • Population: 113 (Change since 1990: +9.7%)
  • Located on Route A between intersections with Route U and Route F
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°14'13" N, 89°47'51" W
  • Name origin: Whitewater River
  • Founded: 1866
  • Post office: Jun. 17, 1889 - Now

History

Name origin

During the 1700s the area was known as Cape Girardeau (with various spellings) for Ensign Jean B. Girardot. This name was later applied to the Spanish district which roughly corresponds to the modern-day boundaries of the county.

Demographics