Add YOUR Family To This Page
History of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Journey back in time to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Visit Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, MO
The city is named after Jean Baptiste de Girardot, who established a temporary trading post in the area around 1733. He was a French soldier stationed at Kaskaskia between 1704–1720 in the French colony of La Louisiane. The "Cape" in the city name referred to a rock promontory overlooking the Mississippi River; it was later destroyed by railroad construction. As early as 1765, a bend in the Mississippi River, about 60 miles (97 km) south of the French village of Ste. Genevieve, had been referred to as Cape Girardot or Girardeau.
kids.kiddle.co
There is MUCH more to discover about Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. Read on!
1846 - August 14 - The Cape Girardeau meteorite, a 2.3 kg chondrite-type meteorite strikes near the town of Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
historyorb.com
August 14, 1846- 1854 - Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, a county in the E. S. E. part of Missouri, bordering on the Mississippi river, has an area of 875 square miles. It is drained by the...Read MORE... - 1895 - Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, a city of Cape Girardeau co., Mo., on the Mississippi River, about 140 miles below St. Louis, and 44 miles above the mouth of the...Read MORE... 
Main Street, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Postcard
U.S. Government Building, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Postcard
High School
Postcard- 1916
Cape Girardeau, a city of Cape Girardeau co., Mo., on the Mississippi River and on the Southern Missouri and Arkansas and the Illinois Central Rs.,...Read MORE... - 1925 - Two Girls Perish In An Aeroplane
Cape Girardeau, Mo., June 8. - Pearl Bayfinger, 20, and Grace Lamer, 25, both of Cobden, Ill., were burned to death and John Hunter, St. Louis, was...Read MORE... - 1954 - October 3 - KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
historyorb.com
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Main Street, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Postcard
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
U.S. Government Building, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Postcard
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
High School
Postcard
We love this portable scanner for doing genealogy research. Take it with you. Scan on the go!
History and News of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Add History/News
1846 - August 14 - The Cape Girardeau meteorite, a 2.3 kg chondrite-type meteorite strikes near the town of Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
historyorb.com
August 14, 1846
-
1854 - Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, a county in the E. S. E. part of Missouri, bordering on the Mississippi river, has an area of 875 square miles. It is drained by the... Read MORE...
-
1895 - Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, a city of Cape Girardeau co., Mo., on the Mississippi River, about 140 miles below St. Louis, and 44 miles above the mouth of the... Read MORE...
-
1916
Cape Girardeau, a city of Cape Girardeau co., Mo., on the Mississippi River and on the Southern Missouri and Arkansas and the Illinois Central Rs.,... Read MORE...
-
1925 - Two Girls Perish In An Aeroplane
Cape Girardeau, Mo., June 8. - Pearl Bayfinger, 20, and Grace Lamer, 25, both of Cobden, Ill., were burned to death and John Hunter, St. Louis, was... Read MORE...
-
1954 - October 3 - KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
historyorb.com
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Genealogy
Ancestors Who Were Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
We currently have information about ancestors who were born in Cape Girardeau.View Them Now (sorted by year of birth)
Ancestors Who Died in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
We currently have information about ancestors who died in Cape Girardeau.View Them Now (sorted by year of death)
Ancestors Who Were Married in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
We currently have information about ancestors who were married in Cape Girardeau.View Them Now
Not the place you are looking for? Try again!
Search for Your Family by Place
Updated: 12/16/2019 9:22:00 AM
Are you from Cape Girardeau? Do you have ancestors from there? Tell us YOUR story!
If you'd like to be contacted by others who have ancestors from Cape Girardeau, leave a message here!The comments you read here belong only to the person who posted them. We reserve the right to remove off-topic and inappropriate comments.