Brickey's, Missouri

Brickey's, Missouri
unincorporated community

Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°05′04″N 90°12′38″W / 38.08450°N 90.21067°W / 38.08450; -90.21067Coordinates: 38°05′04″N 90°12′38″W / 38.08450°N 90.21067°W / 38.08450; -90.21067[1]
GNIS Feature ID 740692

Brickey's or Brickeys is an unincorporated community located in Jackson Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The town lies 11 miles to the northwest of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri on the Mississippi River.[2][3]

Name

Brickey's was named after John Brickey, who operated a grist mill and a riverboat landing on the Mississippi River at the location. The full name was originally Brickey's Landing.[4]

The Geographic Names Information System lists a further alternate name: Brickey's Landing.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brickeys". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  2. ↑ Landmarkhunter.com http://landmarkhunter.com/mo/ste-genevieve/
  3. ↑ Roadsidethoughts.com http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/brickeys-xx-sainte-genevieve-tidbits.htm
  4. ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html
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