Village of East Cape Girardeau

Village of East Cape Girardeau is a locality in Alexander, Illinois. Village of East Cape Girardeau is situated nearby to the hamlet Decatur, as well as near the village McClure.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge and Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area.

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Framerotblues, Public domain.

The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge connecting Missouri's Route 34 and Route 74 with Illinois Route 146 across the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois.

Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area

Nature reserve

Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,380-acre parcel of semi-protected Mississippi River bottomland habitat within Alexander County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area is situated 2½ miles southeast of Village of East Cape Girardeau.

Houck Field is a stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It opened in 1930 and was named after famous Missouri resident Louis Houck. Today it is home to the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team and women's soccer teams. Houck Stadium is situated 2½ miles west of Village of East Cape Girardeau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Girardeau and East Cape Girardeau.

Cape Girardeau

Photo: Drowzy, Public domain.

Cape Girardeau is a city named after a French soldier/trader in southeastern Missouri. Watch out for murals and flood walls in this college town.

East Cape Girardeau

Village

Photo: Allen Gathman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Cape Girardeau is a village in McClure Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 289 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 251 in 2025.

Village of East Cape Girardeau

Type: Locality with 385 residents
Location: Alexander, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.2957° or 37° 17′ 45″ north

Longitude

-89.4869° or 89° 29′ 13″ west

Population

385

Elevation

335 feet (102 metres)

Open location code

869G7GW7+76

GeoNames ID

7166473

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