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°WCoordinates: 38°05′04″N 90°12′38″W / 38.08450°N 90.21067°W[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 2 "Brickeys". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ↑ Landmarkhunter.com http://landmarkhunter.com/mo/ste-genevieve/
- ↑ Roadsidethoughts.com http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/brickeys-xx-sainte-genevieve-tidbits.htm
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html
Municipalities and communities of Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
| Townships | ||
| CDPs |
| |
| Other communities |
| |
| Ghost towns | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/19/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.