Torch, Missouri

Torch is an unincorporated community in Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[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]

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.


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