Yes, Cape Girardeau, MO is still there and it is in Cape Girardeau County. I had a number of ancestors who migrated there but they came from Edgefield, SC, via Giles co., TN. BTW, it's also Rush Limbaush's hometown. Bill "Ray H. Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > In time gone by people left Burke County and eventually ended up in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Does this town still exist and in what County is it located? > > What was the usual migratory route through GA, TN, or KY? > > Trying to track my elusive SMITHs along this route! > > Thank You. > > >==== NCBURKE Mailing List ==== >NCBURKE-L [Co., NC] Mailing List - Sharing information on Historic Burke Co., NC >For further info, see http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncburke/ >Our thanks to RootsWeb.com for hosting this list and web page > > -- Alternate E-mail: [email protected] __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp