Brazeau, Missouri

Brazeau (/bræzɔː/; French: [brɑzoʊ]) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Perry County, Missouri, United States.

Brazeau, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Brazeau, Missouri, road sign
Location of Perry County
Coordinates: 37°39′40″N 89°39′10″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Perry
Township	Brazeau
Elevation [2]	561 ft (171 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	23
• Estimate  ()	23
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	63737
Area code(s)	573
FIPS code	29-08074 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1779791 [2]

Etymology

The community is named after the nearby Brazeau Creek, which in turn was named for Joseph Brazeau (also spelled Obrazo), a merchant from St. Louis, Missouri, in the years 1791–1799, or a member of his family.[4]

History

Brazeau Presbyterian Church

Some of the earliest Americans to put down roots in Perry County were English and Scots-Irish Presbyterian settlers from Rowan, Iredell, Cabarrus, and Mecklenburg counties in North Carolina, who settled Brazeau in 1817.[5] There, they opened land in the Brazeau Creek drainage basin. In 1804, Brazeau was estimated to have had 88 inhabitants. The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Brazeau was established on September 2, 1819, and a log church was erected. After a fire destroyed the log church in 1832, a new frame church was built in 1833 to replace the lost structure.[6][7] A brick church, which is still in use, was built in 1854. An academy was established in the same year until public schools became prevalent in the 1880s.[8] The people of Brazeau are said to have helped the Saxon-Lutheran immigrants from Germany during their first hard winter of 1839, saving them from possible starvation.

Hemmann Winery

The Brazeau Post Office operated from 1879 until its closing in 2011.[9] The small town once boasted a general store, a bank, and a John Deere dealership.[10] Today, the small town is home to Hemmann Winery, established in 2003, which occupies the former general store.[11]

Geography

Brazeau is located approximately ten miles (16 km) southeast of Perryville and about 35 miles (56 km) north of Cape Girardeau, as well as being about five miles (8.0 km) from the Mississippi River.

Notable person

• Edward Robb (1857–1934), a U.S. Representative who was born in Brazeau and who attended Brazeau Academy

Gallery

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  Brazeau, Missouri
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  School Museum
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  Hemmann Winery
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  Old Blacksmith shop
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  Brazeau Hall

References

1. Findpincode.com http://findpincode.com/brazeau-missouri-zip-code-postal-code-63737.html%5B%5D
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brazeau, Missouri
3. Roadside Thoughts
4. Louis Houck (1908). "A History of Missouri: From the Earliest Explorations and Settlements Until the Admission of the State Into the Union". R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company: 385. brazeau. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Walter A. Schroeder (2002). Opening the Ozarks: A Historical Geography of Missouri's Ste. Genevieve District, 1760-1830. ISBN 9780826263063.
6. Bill Earngey (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. ISBN 9780826210210.
7. Mississippi Valley Architecture.com "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2014-03-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. The State Historical Society of Missouri: Brazeau Presbyterian Church "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2014-03-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. Missouri Postal History "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-09-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2013-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. Missouri Wine Country.com "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2013-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)