McBride, Missouri

McBride is an unincorporated community located in Bois Brule Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. McBride is located approximately eight miles northeast of Perryville.

McBride, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°49′58″N 89°50′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPerry
TownshipBois Brule
Elevation
[1]
371 ft (113 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63775
Area code573
FIPS code29-44786 [2]
GNIS feature ID722028 [1]

Etymology

McBride was named after the McBride family, who were prominent landowners in the area.[3]

History
Gilster-Mary Lee

The first settlers in the area around McBride were the McBride family, headed by Stephan McBride, who came to Perry County in 1837. The McBrides were natives of Nelson and Marion counties, Kentucky.[4] The town grew up along the Frisco Rail line and had its own depot. The flood of 1993 destroyed much of the community.[3] Today, McBride is home to the Gilster-Mary Lee Popcorn and Cereal plant.[5]

Flooding

A number of floods over the years have left destruction on McBride, but the Great Flood of 1993 had devastated the community.[6]

Geography

McBride is situated in the Bois Brule Bottom along Bois Brule Creek. The nutrient-rich bottomland made the land ideal for agriculture.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McBride, Missouri
  2. Hometown Locator: Missouri "McBride (Perry County, Missouri [MO]): Miscellaneous Information". Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  3. State Historical Society of Missouri http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
  4. Genealogy Rootsweb http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sarankin/goodspeed/mcbride_jc.html
  5. Gilster-Mary Lee Corp http://www.superpages.com/bp/Mc-Bride-MO/GilsterMary-Lee-Corporation-L2078778008.htm
  6. US Army Corps of Engineers (December 1993). "Upper Mississippi River Basin Flood of 1993, Flood-Fight Reconnaissance and Survey of Expedient Methods Employed". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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