Torch, Missouri

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Torch is an unincorporated community in Thomas Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located in Ripley County's southeast. [1]

The community is located on Missouri Route H between Glenn to the southwest and Hemenway to the northeast. [2]

History

A post office called Torch was established in 1920, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] According to tradition, a local lumber mill regularly torched their scrap wood outside, hence the name Torch. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torch, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

Coordinates: 36°32′11″N90°40′34″W / 36.53639°N 90.67611°W / 36.53639; -90.67611



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