Alexander County Illinois - Government Site
Population: 8,635
Area: 236 square miles
County Seat: Cairo
Area Code(s) in use: 618
Time Zone: CST
Adjacent counties:
Ballard (KY) Cape Girardeau (MO) Mississippi (MO) Pulaski Scott (MO) Union
Airport
Cairo Airport, East Cape Girardeau Airport, Hunter Raffety Elevators Inc Airport
Bar
Boston Bar, Browns Bar
Bend
Dogtooth Bend, Hacker Bend
Building
Alexander County Courthouse, Cairo Public Library
Canal
Main Ditch
Cape
Brooks Point, Cairo Point
Cemetery
Alexander County Poor Farm Cemetery, Bankert Cemetery, Baumgarde Cemetery, Beech Grove Cemetery, Birk Farm Cemetery, Bracken Cemetery, Brockett Cemetery, Brown Homestead Cemetery, Bumgard Cemetery, Cairo City Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Cauble Cemetery, Cavender Cemetery, Childers Cemetery, Clutts Cemetery, Cummins Cemetery, Duck Pond Cemetery, Elco Cemetery, Fayville Cemetery, Fox Grove Cemetery, Garner Cemetery, Green Lawn Memorial Gardens, Hargis Cemetery, Hazelwood Cemetery, Hobbs Cemetery, Hodges Cemetery, Honey Cemetery, Hulen Cemetery, Hutchison Cemetery, Johnson Farm Cemetery, Lake Milligan Cemetery, Lindsay Cemetery, McClure Cemetery, McCrite Cemetery, McCrite Cemetery, McDaniel Cemetery, McRaven Cemetery, Miller Cemetery, Miller Cemetery, Miller Cemetery, Mobile Cemetery, Mount Zion Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery, Olive Branch Cemetery, Palmer Cemetery, Parker Cemetery, Phillips Cemetery, Provo Cemetery, Richland Cemetery, Richwood Cemetery, Rose Hill Cemetery, Sammons Cemetery, Santa Fe Cemetery, Schendler Cemetery, Sextons Creek Graveyard, Sheffer Cemetery, Sims Cemetery, Solomon Hill Cemetery, Stretor Cemetery, The Seven Mile Graveyard, Thebes Cemetery, Thompson Cemetery, Twente Cemetery, Twente Cemetery, Uninty Cemetery
Church
Adventist Chapel, Alexander Church, Beech Grove Church, Beech Grove Church, Cairo Baptist Church, Cairo Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses, Christ Temple Church of God in Christ, Church of Christ, Church of God (historical), Church of the Redeemer, Everdale Missionary Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Central Missionary Baptist Church, First Christian Church, First Church of God in Christ, First Missionary Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, First Southern Baptist Church, First United Methodist Church, Holy City Church of God in Christ, Holy Temple Non Denominational Church, Immanuel Baptist Church, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Kingdom Hall, Martin Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (historical), Montefiore Temple, Morning Star Freewill Baptist Church, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant Church, Mount Union Baptist Church (historical), Mount Zion Church (historical), Mount Zion Church (historical), New Hope Freewill Baptist Church, Pleasant Valley Church, Rock Springs Church, Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church (historical), Saint Michaels Church, Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church, Saint Paul Baptist Church, Sandy Creek Church, Second Free Baptist Church (historical), Tigert Memorial United Methodist Church, Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington Avenue Baptist Church
Civil
Alexander County, Cache Election Precinct, Cairo Election Precinct, East Cape Election Precinct, Elco Election Precinct, McClure Election Precinct, Miller Election Precinct, Olive Branch Election Precinct, Sandusky Election Precinct, Tamms Election Precinct, Thebes Election Precinct
Crossing
Interchange 1
Flat
Dogwood Flats, Hogskin Bottoms
Gut
Edmondson Slough, Old Clear Creek
Hospital
Saint Marys Hospital
Island
Angelo Towhead, Bumgard Island, Burnham Island, Commerce Towhead (historical), Devils Island, Dogtooth Island, Giboney Island, Goose Island, Island Number 28, Island Number 29, Little Island, Missouri Sister Island, Picayune Island, Price Towhead (historical), Rock Island
Lake
Grand Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Lake Milligan
Locale
Atherton Landing, Brooks Point, Davey Switch, Horseshoe Lake Recreation Site, Horseshoe Lake Recreation Site, North Junction, South Junction
Mine
Birk-McRite Quarry, Lone Star Mine, Silica Mine
Park
Cairo Historic District, Fort Defiance State Park, Halliday Park, Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve, Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area, Saint Marys Park
Populated Place
Cache, Cairo, Cairo Junction, Clank, Dawleys, Diswood, East Cape Girardeau, Elco, Elmwood Place, Fayville, Future City, Gale, Golden Lily, Hodges Park, Klondike, McClure, Miller City, Olive Branch, Roth, Sandusky, Shasta (historical), Tamms, Tankville, Tatumville, Thebes, Unity, Urbandale, Willard
Post Office
Cairo Post Office, Elco Post Office, Gale Post Office, McClure Post Office, Miller City Post Office, Olive Branch Post Office
School
Bennett Elementary School, Brownsville School (historical), Cairo High School, Cairo Junior High School, Central Bend School (historical), Delta School, Dexter School (historical), Douglas Public School (historical), East Cape Girardeau School, Egyptian Senior High School, Elwood School, Emerson Elementary School, Garrison School, Gauble School, Hartsook School (historical), Hazelwood School, Honey School (historical), Kilgore School (historical), Lake Creek School (historical), Lake Milligan School (historical), Lincoln School (historical), Lower Bend School (historical), McDaniel School, Pence School (historical), Phillips School (historical), Saint Joseph School (historical), Saint Michaels Academy, Saint Patricks School, Shawnee Elementary School-South, Sumner High School, Twente School (historical), Upper Elco School, Washington Junior High School, Woodrow School (historical)
Spring
Perkins Spring
Stream
Ambeer Creek, Black Creek, Brownsville Creek, Cache River, Cache River, Cache River, Clear Creek, Cooper Creek, Cottonwood Slough, Hartline Creek, Hogskin Creek, Horse Creek, Jacket Pattern Chute, Jackson Creek, Jim Branch, Lake Creek, Mill Creek, Miller Creek, Orchard Creek, Pigeon Roost Creek, Road Run, Sammons Creek, Sandy Creek, Santa Fe Chute, Sexton Creek, West Branch Sandy Creek, Wolf Creek
Summit
Burner Hill, Dogtooth Bend Mounds, Gilson Hills, Italian Hill, Rattlesnake Hill, Santa Fe Hills, Vick Hill
Swamp
Big Cypress, Hogskin Bottoms, Little Cypress Swamp (historical)
Tower
Bass Hill Lookout Tower, Honey School Lookout Tower, WKRO-AM (Cairo)
Trail
Opossum Trot Trail
Valley
Beech Hollow, Big Brushy Hollow, Black Powder Hollow, Blue Hollow, Coakley Hollow, Dongola Hollow, Dry Hollow, Dynamite Hollow, Happy Hollow, Joliet Hollow, Jones Hollow, Rock Springs Hollow, South Ripple Hollow
| Race | Population |
| White |  5,458 |
| Black | 3,004 |
| Mixed | 104 |
| Asian | 40 |
| American Indian | 27 |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 2 |
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