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Missouri Cape Girardeau County 
| Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | October 1, 1812 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Jackson |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Cape Girardeau County Courthouse 1 Barton Square Jackson, MO 63755 Phone: 573.243.3547 Cape Girardeau County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1893
and land records 1821-1859; County Recorder has
marriage records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and
court records; Probate Judge has probate records;
Riversize Regional Library has all records on microfilm[1]
History
Cape Girardeau County predates the state of Missouri which was admitted to the union in 1821. Cape Girardeau was one of the five original districts of the Louisiana Territory from 1805-1812 and one of the five original counties of the Missouri Territory from 1812 to 1821.
Parent County
1812--Cape Girardeau County was created 1 October 1812 as an original county.
County seat: Jackson [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Cape Girardeau County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.
Record Loss
Places/Localities
- The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Cape Girardeau County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Map of Cape Girardeau County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Cape Girardeau County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
Military
Civil War
Civil War service men from Cape Girardeau County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Cape Girardeau County.
- - 2nd Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery, Battery F.
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Cape Girardeau County
- April 26, 1863 = Cape Girardeau[3]
Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Births
Marriages
Deaths
- Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Page 398 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August 2012)
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