Cape Girardeau County Resources

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1814 Territorial Tax Cape Girardeau County

1815 Territorial Taxes in Cape Girardeau County

1893-1894 Justices of Peace and Offices of Cape Girardeau County

Books (for download)

Books (list at local libraries, to purchase, or on Google books about Cape County)

Cemetery Listing and Map

Census (Cape County for download)

Cities

Churches

Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society 50th Anniversary

Collage of Cape County

Common Nicknames

Confederate Soldiers

Funeral Homes

Land Records

Links

Maps

Marriages

Military

Missouri Facts

Newspapers

Publications (available for order)

Schools

Surnames (common of early Cape Girardeau County)

Surrounding Counties

Townships

Genealogical Education

Watch all of the past Basic Genealogy Series presentations by our very old Bill Eddleman for the State Historical Society of Missouri.

Dissecting a Union Civil War Pension File - Video Presentation

Locating and Using Missouri Tax Lists – With Emphasis on Cape Girardeau County (See March 2019 Collage)

Old Naming Patterns

The State Historical Society of Missouri (MoSGA) - Presentation to learn how to use their resources, with links

History and Locations

Apple Creek Bridge

Arena Park

Battle of Cape Girardeau

Bock, Edgar, A True Story

Bold Eagle Trolley in Cape Girardeau

Bollinger, Major, A Pioneers Recollection

Bollinger Mill State Historic Site

Bridges (old and new)

Cambrons - Perry County to Cape Girardeau County

Campbell, Robert Jackson - Tragic Death

Capaha Park and Rose Garden

Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center

Cape Girardeau County History Center

Cape Girardeau County Parks

Cape Girardeau Early Gardens

Cape River Heritage Museum

Cape Rock Park

Cape Splash

Civil War Letters of Michael Freyburger of Shelby County, Illinois

Civil War Veterans

Courthouses (Cape, Jackson, Federal)

Crisp Museum

Early Gardens in Cape Girardeau

Early Settlements of Cape Girardeau County

First Postmasters of Cape Girardeau County

Fort D Historic Site | Fort A, Fort B, Fort C

Glenn House

Gravestone Epitaph Throws Light on Early Settlement

Houk: A Cape County Ghost Town (video)

Lail - First White Resident of Cape District

Lake Girardeau Conservation Area

Lewis, Joseph C. (A Missouri Pioneer) and William Huey (Gold Rush)

Lewis, George H. - Cousin to President George Washington!

“The Life and Times of Judge John D. Cook,” by Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr.

McLane, Colonel William H.

Missouri Land Claims

Missouri Swampland

Missouri Wall of Fame

Native Americans in Cape County

Oliver-Leming House

Portis Family Bible

Postmasters (First) in Stoddard County

Randol, John Jr. letter

Red House Interpretive Center

St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway

Shaner, Zarilda J.

Sheppard, Thomas G. - Will

Statler Family

Steamer La Mascotte Explosion

Stevenson Family Documents

Stonewall, Boat wreck at Neelys Landing

Trail of Tears State Park

.... more to come as we build our website.

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