Welcome to Cappeln ...

Cappeln is located in Saint Charles County<1>.

The location of Cappeln has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cappeln, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cappeln is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cappeln lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Cappeln ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cappeln.

• O'Fallon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Saint Peters
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <4>
• Chesterfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Wentzville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <4>
• Wildwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• Lake Saint Louis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Louis
  • Lake Saint Louis is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Saint Louis <4>
• Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Dardenne Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
  • Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <4>
• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cappeln. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cappeln.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cappeln. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cappeln.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cappeln. See our Newspapers Page for Cappeln.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cappeln ...

Looking for more information about Cappeln? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cappeln, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cappeln.

Adding Cappeln to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cappeln in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cappeln was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cappeln on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cappeln.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cappeln. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/