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Hemker, Missouri

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Coordinates: 38°18′26″N 90°46′39″W / 38.30722°N 90.77750°W / 38.30722; -90.77750
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Hemker is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office was established at Hemker in 1885, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] Richard Hemaker, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hemker, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

38°18′26″N 90°46′39″W / 38.30722°N 90.77750°W / 38.30722; -90.77750

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