Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cape Girardeau had a population of 4,297 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cape Girardeau had a population of 41,588 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cape Girardeau, with the one closest to Cape Girardeau listed first.
- East Cape Girardeau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- McClure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thebes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Egypt Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Oriole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Tilsit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
- Leemon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Houck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
- Allenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- New Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Neelys Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Caney Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Lovejoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Burfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cape Girardeau, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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