Prices Branch is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located on State Highway JJ and Price's Branch Road and is approximately 13.4 miles (21.6 km) east of Montgomery City.

History

A post office called Price's Branch was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1908.[2] The community took its name from nearby Prices Branch creek.[3]

Notable person

Charles Leiper Grigg, inventor of 7 Up, was born at Prices Branch in 1868.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prices Branch, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Donovan, Tristan (November 1, 2013). Fizz: How Soda Shook Up the World. Chicago Review Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-61374-725-4.

38°57′04″N 91°20′17″W / 38.951°N 91.338°W / 38.951; -91.338


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