Around Cape Girardeau ...
For comparison, Cape Girardeau has a population of 41,600 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Cape Girardeau, with the nearest 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
- Scott City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McClure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- Reynoldsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Chaffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leemon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Diswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For more communities neighboring Cape Girardeau, please visit our County-by-County Page for Cape Girardeau.
Cape Girardeau County ...
Cape Girardeau is primarily located in Cape Girardeau County<3>. A portion of Cape Girardeau extends into Scott County.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cape Girardeau County: Alexander (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Perry, Scott & Stoddard. The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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 Cape Girardeau.
Airports Near 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 Cape Girardeau and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Cape Girardeau.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Girardeau ...
Looking for more information about Cape Girardeau? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Cape Girardeau. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Cape Girardeau, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for 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 Missouri:
- 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 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 Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to 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. |