Brickey's, Missouri
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Brickey's or Brickeys is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in Jackson Township in Sainte Genevieve County,
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, United States. The town lies 11 miles to the northwest of Ste. Genevieve on the
Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
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History

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. A post office called Brickeys was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1953.


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Unincorporated communities in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{SainteGenevieveCountyMO-geo-stub