Location Verified
Old Lorimier Cemetery
Address
- Street:
- 500 North Fountain Street
- City:
- Cape Girardeau
- State:
- Missouri
- Zip Code:
- 63701
- County:
- Cape Girardeau
- Phone:
- 800-777-0068
Location
- GPS Coordinates:
- 37.310881, -89.520473
- Maps:
Facts
- Also Known As:
- Unknown
- Active:
- Unknown
- Condition:
- Unknown
- Established:
- 1808
- First|Oldest Burial:
- Unknown
- Affiliation:
- Non-Sectarian/Public
- Access Type:
- Public
- Historic Site:
- Yes
- Website:
- City of Cape Girardeau
- Cemetery Map:
- None
- Notes:
There are believed to be more than 6,500 graves in the cemetery, most of them unmarked. A sidewalk serves as a north €“ south dividing line in the cemetery. It is said that Catholics are buried on the south and Protestants are buried on the north. The east slope is believed to be the burial grounds of African-American persons. It has been recorded that as many as 1,200 soldiers from the Civil War were buried there. The grave marker for the wife Louis Lorimier says "The Noblest Matron of the Shawnee race.
Interment Sites
Last Update
- 03 October 2017
