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Cape Girardeau County was organized on October 1, 1812 and was named after Ensign Jean Girardot, a French Officer, who developed a trading post on the site of the present city of Cape Girardeau. The County Seat is in Jackson, Missouri, which was the first city named in honor of President Andrew Jackson. The first County Courthouse was built in 1818 by John Davis. The present courthouse in Jackson was completed in 1908 and designed by P. H. Weathers.
Cape Girardeau County was organized on October 1, 1812 and was named after Ensign Jean Girardot, a French Officer, who developed a trading post on the site of the present city of Cape Girardeau. The County Seat is in Jackson, Missouri, which was the first city named in honor of President Andrew Jackson. The first County Courthouse was built in 1818 by John Davis. The present courthouse in Jackson was completed in 1908 and designed by P. H. Weathers.

2/2/2010 - Summary Election results for the February 2nd, 2010 election are available here.  Precinct by precinct breakdowns are available by following this link. (PDF file)

2/1/10 - Salary information for all elected officials and county employees for the year 2010 is available here. (.PDF format; requires Adobe Acrobat reader or a similar PDF viewer)  

1/19/10 - Did you know that 2010 is a Census year?  Find more information at http://www.census.gov/.

12/31/09 - County Commission Meeting Audio and Minutes has been added to our website.  Meetings and minutes will be added continuously from this point forward, and will be added back until November 16th soon. You can access these items by clicking here.

4/15/09 - Updated "Search and Seizure" publication, available in PDF format, to the 2009 edition on the Swingle Publications section of the Prosecuting Attorney's webpage.

11/12/08 - Pay Personal Property and Real Estate taxes online by clicking here.

11/4/08 - Election Results are available HERE.

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