Welcome to Brickeys ...

Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brickeys, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Brickeys: Named after John Brickey, who had a landing and gristmill here.

Brickeys is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brickeys lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brickeys is located in the (573) area code.

In the past, Brickeys was named Brickeys Gristmill. and Brickeys Landing. For more information about the names of Brickeys, see The Names of Brickeys on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Brickeys ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brickeys - it's located in Arkansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brickeys.

Communities near Brickeys ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brickeys.

• Festus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <3>
• Waterloo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>
• De Soto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <3>
• Pevely
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <3>
• Crystal City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <3>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <3>
• Herculaneum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <3>
• Red Bud
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <3>
• Valmeyer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmeyer
  • Valmeyer is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmeyer <3>
• Olympian Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
  • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brickeys. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brickeys.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brickeys. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brickeys.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brickeys. See our Newspapers Page for Brickeys.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brickeys ...

Looking for more information about Brickeys? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brickeys, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brickeys.

Adding Brickeys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brickeys in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brickeys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brickeys post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brickeys.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brickeys. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/