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Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Cape Girardeau, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Cape Girardeau:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Cape Girardeau is primarily located in Cape Girardeau County. A portion of Cape Girardeau extends into Scott County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cape Girardeau County: Alexander (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Perry, Scott & Stoddard.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 257 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cape Girardeau. Of these communities, 205 are located in counties other than Cape Girardeau County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Cape Girardeau (which is Cape Girardeau County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Cape Girardeau

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Cape Girardeau County   (where Cape Girardeau resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.capecounty.us/
    • County Seat for Cape Girardeau:   Jackson
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cape Girardeau.
      • Decatur
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Decatur is located in Cape Girardeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Elmwood ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Elmwood is located in Cape Girardeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Nash
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Nash is located in Cape Girardeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Jackson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
      • Cedar Cliffs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Cedar Cliffs is located in Cape Girardeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliffs
      • Dutchtown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gordonville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Blomeyer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Blomeyer is located in Cape Girardeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomeyer
      • Oriole
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
      • Bainbridge
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Bainbridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Tilsit
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Leemon
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Moccasin Springs
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Moccasin Springs is located in Cape Girardeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Springs
        • Fruitland
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Houck
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Sawyer
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Sawyer is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • 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
        • 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
        • Brookside
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Brookside is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • 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 <3>
        • Pocahontas
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Whitewater
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
        • Lovejoy
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
        • Cliff ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Burfordville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Crump
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Stroderville ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Stroderville is located in Cape Girardeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroderville
        • Concord ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Concord is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Millersville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Oak Ridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hickory Ridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hickory Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
        • Randles
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Gravel Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Hines Landing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Hines Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • New Wells ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Shawneetown
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Arbor
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Reynolds Ford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Reynolds Ford is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Hartle Ford
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Hartle Ford is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Kurreville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Green Cox
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Rum Branch ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Rum Branch is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Daisy
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Apple Creek ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Apple Creek is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Critesville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Critesville is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Arnsberg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Kimmelton ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Kimmelton is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Old Appleton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Friedheim
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Dissen
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Dissen is located in Cape Girardeau County
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        • Hilderbrand
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Hilderbrand is located in Cape Girardeau County
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  • Bollinger County
    • County Website:   https://www.mocounties.com/bollinger-county
    • County Seat for Bollinger:   Marble Hill
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cape Girardeau.
      • Clippard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Clippard is located in Bollinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clippard
      • Huskey
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Huskey is located in Bollinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey
      • Laflin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Drum
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Drum is located in Bollinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
      • Leopold
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
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      • Seopus
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Conrads Mill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Conrads Mill is located in Bollinger County
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      • Glennon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Glennon is located in Bollinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennon
      • Lutesville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Marble Hill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mayfield
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Mayfield is located in Bollinger County
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      • Sedgewickville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
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        • Dongola
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Dongola is located in Bollinger County
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        • Glenallen
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
        • Hurricane
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Hurricane is located in Bollinger County
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        • Schlatitz
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Schlatitz is located in Bollinger County
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        • Shrum
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Shrum is located in Bollinger County
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        • Bollinger Mill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Bollinger Mill is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Mill
        • Lixville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Lixville is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lixville
        • Sank
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Sank is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sank
        • Patton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Castor ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Castor is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor
        • Huxie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Huxie is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxie
        • Patton Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Greenbrier
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Hahn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Hahn is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
        • Alliance
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
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        • North Patton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • North Patton is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Patton
        • Bessville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Bessville is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessville
        • Grisham
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Grisham is located in Bollinger County
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        • Loyd
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Loyd is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
        • Tallent
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Tallent is located in Bollinger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent
  • Mississippi County
    • County Website:   https://www.misscomo.net/
    • County Seat for Mississippi:   Charleston
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cape Girardeau.
      • Texas Bend
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Texas Bend is located in Mississippi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Bend
      • Bertrand
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
      • Buckeye
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Buckeye is located in Mississippi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Never Spur ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Never Spur is located in Mississippi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Never Spur
      • Charleston
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hough
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hough is located in Mississippi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough
      • Rumsey Spur ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rumsey Spur is located in Mississippi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey Spur
      • Alfalfa Center
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Alfalfa Center is located in Mississippi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
      • Hallett ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hallett is located in Mississippi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallett
  • New Madrid County
  • Perry County
    • County Website:   https://perrycountymo.us/
    • County Seat for Perry:   Perryville
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cape Girardeau.
      • Altenburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Frohna
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Frohna is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Wittenberg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Wittenberg is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
      • Apple Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Apple Creek is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
      • Uniontown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Uniontown is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Brazeau
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Biehle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Biehle is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
      • Loimbach Landing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Loimbach Landing is located in Perry County
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      • Starland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Starland is located in Perry County
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      • Eureka
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Eureka is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Farrar
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Farrar is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Seventysix
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Seventysix is located in Perry County
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        • Calvary Church
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Calvary Church is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Church
        • Longtown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Millheim
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Friedenberg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Friedenberg is located in Perry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenberg
  • Scott County
    • County Website:   https://www.scottcountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Scott:   Benton
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cape Girardeau.
      • Scott City
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hilltop
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hilltop is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Illmo
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Illmo is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illmo
      • Grays Point ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Grays Point is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
      • Kelso
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Kagel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Kagel is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kagel
      • Rockview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Rockview is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
      • Zewapeta
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Zewapeta is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zewapeta
      • Chaffee
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Commerce
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New York ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • New York is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
      • Kenton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Kenton is located in Scott County
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        • New Hamburg
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Benton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Lambert
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Lambert is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
        • Poor Farm ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Poor Farm is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
        • Caney Creek
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Oran
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Oran is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <3>
        • Bleda
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Bleda is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleda
        • Morley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Morley is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
        • Parker
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Parker is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
        • Perkins
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Perkins is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
        • Blodgett
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Blodgett is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
        • Brooks Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Brooks Junction is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Junction
        • Haywood City
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Haywood City is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
        • Lusk
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Lusk is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
        • Price Landing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Price Landing is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Landing
        • Porter
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Porter is located in Scott County
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        • Vanduser
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Vanduser is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
        • Crowder
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Diehlstadt
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
        • McMullin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • McMullin is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullin
        • Tanner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Tanner is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
        • Miner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Miner is located in Scott County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
        • Sargent
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Sargent is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
        • Salcedo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Salcedo is located in Scott County
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  • Stoddard County
    • County Seat for Stoddard:   Bloomfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cape Girardeau.
      • Painton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Painton is located in Stoddard County
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      • Messler
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Messler is located in Stoddard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messler
      • Toga
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Toga is located in Stoddard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
      • Heagy
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Heagy is located in Stoddard County
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      • Advance
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bell City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tillman
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Himmel
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Himmel is located in Stoddard County
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      • Shawan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Shawan is located in Stoddard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawan
      • Ardeola
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Ardeola is located in Stoddard County
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      • Brownwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Durnell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Durnell is located in Stoddard County
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        • Shady Dell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Shady Dell is located in Stoddard County
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        • Toppertown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Toppertown is located in Stoddard County
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        • Swinton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Swinton is located in Stoddard County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinton
        • Avert
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Avert is located in Stoddard County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avert
        • Clines Island
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Clines Island is located in Stoddard County
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        • Zadock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Zadock is located in Stoddard County
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        • Zeta ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Zeta is located in Stoddard County
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  • Alexander County
    • County Website:   https://alexandercounty.illinois.gov/
    • County Seat for Alexander:   Cairo (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cape Girardeau.
      • 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)
        • McClure is located in Alexander County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
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      • Gale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Gale is located in Alexander County (IL)
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      • Thebes
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Fayville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Fayville is located in Alexander County (IL)
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      • Diswood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tatumville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Tatumville is located in Alexander County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
      • Clank
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Clank is located in Alexander County (IL)
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      • Olive Branch
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shasta ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Shasta is located in Alexander County (IL)
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      • Elco
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tamms
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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        • Dawleys
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Dawleys is located in Alexander County (IL)
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        • Tankville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Tankville is located in Alexander County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tankville
        • Sandusky
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sandusky is located in Alexander County (IL)
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        • Miller City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hodges Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Unity
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Willard
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Willard is located in Alexander County (IL)
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        • Roth
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Roth is located in Alexander County (IL)
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        • Cache
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Frog City ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Klondike
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Klondike is located in Alexander County (IL)
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        • Golden Lily
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Golden Lily is located in Alexander County (IL)
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        • Cairo Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Urbandale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Urbandale is located in Alexander County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
        • Future City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cairo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Elmwood Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Elmwood Place is located in Alexander County (IL)
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  • Jackson County
  • Johnson County
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Vienna (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cape Girardeau.
      • Joppa Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Joppa Junction is located in Johnson County (IL)
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      • White Hill
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • White Hill is located in Johnson County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
      • Cypress
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Cypress is located in Johnson County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <3>
      • Pleasant Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Grove is located in Johnson County (IL)
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  • Pulaski County
  • Union County
    • County Website:   https://www.unioncountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Union:   Jonesboro (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cape Girardeau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cape Girardeau.
      • Reynoldsville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg Landing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Hamburg Landing is located in Union County (IL)
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      • Valley Mission
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Valley Mission is located in Union County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mission
      • Ware
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Ware is located in Union County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Pottsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Pottsville is located in Union County (IL)
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      • Wolf Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Springville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Springville is located in Union County (IL)
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      • Bennett Landing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Bennett Landing is located in Union County (IL)
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      • Mill Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Union Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Union Point is located in Union County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
      • Dutch Mills
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Aldridge
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Aldridge is located in Union County (IL)
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        • La Rue
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • La Rue is located in Union County (IL)
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        • Berryville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Berryville is located in Union County (IL)
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        • Halsey
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Halsey is located in Union County (IL)
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        • Jonesboro
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Anna
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Kaolin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Kaolin is located in Union County (IL)
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        • Balcom
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Balcom is located in Union County (IL)
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        • Mountain Glen
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Mountain Glen is located in Union County (IL)
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        • Dongola
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Mason
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Mason is located in Union County (IL)
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        • Alto Pass
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Cobden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Cobden is located in Union County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
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        • Saratoga
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Saratoga is located in Union County (IL)
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        • Water Valley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Mount Pleasant
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Moscow
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Moscow is located in Union County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
        • The Hall
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • The Hall is located in Union County (IL)
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        • Lick Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ballard County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cape Girardeau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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