City of Cape Girardeau

Cemetery Office: 1836 Cemetery Drive, Cape Girardeau MO 63701 | 573.334.1917
Email: [email protected]

Cape Girardeau Municipal Cemeteries include Historic Old Lorimier Cemetery (National Register of Historic Places), New Lorimier and Fairmount Cemeteries with a combined total of more than 25,000 burial spaces. A listing of known burials is available for inspection at the Cemetery Office or at City Hall. Fairmount Cemetery has around 200 burial spaces available for sale. Historic Old Lorimier Cemetery is closed to any new burials. Flower removal occurs twice yearly outside of regular maintenance beginning the week of March 10th and of October 10th  of each year. Flowers need to be removed when they become faded or out of season. If not removed, cemetery staff will remove items in preparation of seasonal mowing (March-November). If a shepherd hook is being utilized on a grave site it will need to be removed for the mowing season. Thank you for your assistance and please contact the Cemetery Office if you have any questions, or are interested in purchasing a burial plot. 

Attention Travelers: Are you planning a visit to a City Cemetery? Please call ahead and our Cemetery Sexton can help you locate the grave site you are looking for before your arrival.

Notice to all visitors of Historic Old Lorimier: Due to the entrances to the cemetery being locked at all times, please contact the Cemetery Office at 573.334.1917 to schedule an appointment to visit. 

 
Fall Flower Pickup Dates: 
Beginning October 10 in New Lorimier and Fairmount Cemeteries
Spring Flower Pickup Dates:
Beginning March 10

For additional information and cemetery rules, call us at 573-334-1917.