Around East Cape Girardeau ...
For comparison, East Cape Girardeau has a population of 270 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from East Cape Girardeau, with the nearest first.
- McClure
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Girardeau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thebes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Scott City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dutchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Diswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
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- Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Olive Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tamms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chaffee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
For more communities neighboring East Cape Girardeau, please visit our County-by-County Page for East Cape Girardeau.
Alexander County ...
East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alexander County: Pulaski, Union, Ballard (KY), Cape Girardeau (MO), Mississippi (MO) & Scott (MO).
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Cape Girardeau ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Cape Girardeau.
Airports Near East Cape Girardeau ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to East Cape Girardeau and that information can be found on the Airports Page for East Cape Girardeau.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Cape Girardeau. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Alexander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to East Cape Girardeau), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |