Brewer, Missouri
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| Brewer, Missouri | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 37°46′51″N 89°55′31″E / 37.78083°N 89.92528°ECoordinates: 37°46′51″N 89°55′31″E / 37.78083°N 89.92528°E | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Saline |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63775 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code |
29-08272 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID |
714672 [1] |
Brewer is an unincorporated community in Saline Township and northwest of Perryville, Missouri.
Name
Brewer was named after the community’s first settler, John Brewer.[2]
History
Brewer was established in 1886 and named for John Brewer who had settled in Perry County in 1818. The Brewer family, originally hailing from Maryland, had settled in Spencer County, Kentucky, before eventually coming to Missouri.[3] The town was unofficially known as Brewerville before the post office was christened Brewer in 1886.[4]
Photos
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Christ the Savior Catholic Church
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/brewer-misc.htm
- ↑ William Smith Bryan (1876). A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri. ISBN 9780826210210.
- ↑ Genealogy.Rootsweb.Ancestory.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sarankin/goodspeed/brewer_rm.html
- ↑ The State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
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